You are correct, 240/4 was never marked as public space, it was marked as Reserved for Future Use. Network operators squatting on 240/4 space should have never

You are correct, 240/4 was never marked as public space, it was marked as Reserved for Future Use. Network operators squatting on 240/4 space should have never done so as it was not decided as to what it was going to be used for, hence its current status. Like I said, if people squat on reserved space and the status changes, that's too bad for them if it's reallocated and made routable. Network operators have no right to dictate that space cannot be made routable, simply because they are using space internally and against current policies.