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The available evidence covers Roles: Affiliated participant at ARIN XX (2007) (Polycom, Inc.).
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Sprunk, Stephen Polycom, Inc.
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I’m Stephen Sprunk, Polycom.
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From: "Stephen Sprunk" < stephen at sprunk.org >
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Last updated: 2026-09-26
Source facts
Viewpoint consistency: Consistent
The participant supports the provider-independent end-site policy objective across the retained discussion. A later conditional account of when an employer might apply for a prefix describes deployment prerequisites rather than a change of policy view.
2005-1: Provider Independent IPv6 Assignments for End-sites
Assessment: Consistent · The participant supports the provider-independent end-site policy objective across the retained discussion. A later conditional account of when an employer might apply for a prefix describes deployment prerequisites rather than a change of policy view.
Conditions: The conditional application account is operational context and supplies no contrary policy position.
If this sort of game passes muster with ARIN, that means any company with at least 200 locations (or at least a plan to have that many) or that pays a few bucks to create 200 shell companies can get a LIR allocation. This is a very slippery slope, and IMHO we need a true PI policy to put a stop to this nonsense.
2006-4: IPv6 Direct PI Assignments for End Sites · 2005-1: Provider Independent IPv6 Assignments for End-sites
Assessment: Consistent · The two ARIN records express the same end-site provider-independent IPv6 policy objective in this evidence set; treating them as related policy records does not show an inconsistency in the participant’s view.
Conditions: This comparison does not merge the two policy records or claim that their wording is identical.
If this sort of game passes muster with ARIN, that means any company with at least 200 locations (or at least a plan to have that many) or that pays a few bucks to create 200 shell companies can get a LIR allocation. This is a very slippery slope, and IMHO we need a true PI policy to put a stop to this nonsense.
Viewpoint consistency: No explicit position stated
Viewpoint consistency: Consistent
The retained contributions support the same end-site provider-independent IPv6 objective. No contrary position on this policy appears in the supplied record.
2006-4: IPv6 Direct PI Assignments for End Sites
Assessment: Consistent · The retained contributions support the same end-site provider-independent IPv6 objective. No contrary position on this policy appears in the supplied record.
Conditions: The conclusion concerns the stated policy objective, not adoption of every draft provision.
If this sort of game passes muster with ARIN, that means any company with at least 200 locations (or at least a plan to have that many) or that pays a few bucks to create 200 shell companies can get a LIR allocation. This is a very slippery slope, and IMHO we need a true PI policy to put a stop to this nonsense.
2006-4: IPv6 Direct PI Assignments for End Sites · 2005-1: Provider Independent IPv6 Assignments for End-sites
Assessment: Consistent · The two ARIN records express the same end-site provider-independent IPv6 policy objective in this evidence set; treating them as related policy records does not show an inconsistency in the participant’s view.
Conditions: This comparison does not merge the two policy records or claim that their wording is identical.
If this sort of game passes muster with ARIN, that means any company with at least 200 locations (or at least a plan to have that many) or that pays a few bucks to create 200 shell companies can get a LIR allocation. This is a very slippery slope, and IMHO we need a true PI policy to put a stop to this nonsense.
Viewpoint consistency: No explicit position stated
