This is not true at all, at least in the ARIN service region. * Aside from a very minimal amount of space allocated for v6 transition technologies[1] and from

This is not true at all, at least in the ARIN service region. * Aside from a very minimal amount of space allocated for v6 transition technologies[1] and from the waitlist[2], organizations do have to pay market rates for IP addresses. * Organizations do need to pay a yearly fee to keep them, which scales with the amount of address space held.[3] * You are not too insignificant to be allowed to own your own IPs - anyone can establish at least 2 peering relationships, ask ARIN for an ASN, and acquire some IPs. [1]: https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/nrpm/#6-5-3-1-subsequent-allocations-for-transition https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/nrpm/#6-5-3-1-subseq... [2]: https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/nrpm/#4-1-8-arin-waitlist https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/nrpm/#4-1-8-arin-wai... [3]: https://www.arin.net/resources/fees/fee_schedule/ https://www.arin.net/resources/fees/fee_schedule/