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There are lots of underutilized IPv4 addresses out there. I'm sure there are lots of companies and institutions squatting on /8s that would sell some of their b

• kstrauser 11y ago
  The problem is that uptake is growing exponentially. I've seen the math where if all /8s were returned for immediate reallocation, that would delay the IPocalypse by like 3 months. It's just not worth the extraordinary legal hassle required to pry those netblocks away from their owners (many of whom are probably actually using them in some capacity and have zero interest in willfully migrating out of them).
• jedberg 11y ago
  Some companies and universities have given back their /8s, but it's sometimes difficult. If the company has been using it for a while then they may have addresses all over the space, which means they need to re-ip their infrastructure.