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APNIC Document identity
Title: APNIC non-member fee schedule
Short title: non-member-fees
Document ref: APNIC-118
Version: 002
Date of original publication: 19 January 2005
Date of this version: 26 November 2007
Review scheduled: n/a
Obsoletes: Previous versions
Status: Obsolete
Comments: APNIC-118-v002 was obsoleted by
APNIC-122-v001 on 1 January 2010.
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APNIC non-member fee schedule
1 Introduction
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This document describes the requirements and fee schedule for
non-member account holders obtaining resources from APNIC.
2 About APNIC non-member accounts
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APNIC is a not-for-profit, membership-based organisation that provides
allocation and registration services which support the operation of
the Internet globally. However, APNIC recognises that some
organisations wish to have access to resources from APNIC without
becoming full APNIC members. These organisations can apply for
resources as APNIC non-member account holders.
3 Fee schedule
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APNIC non-member account holders must pay the invoice for services
before APNIC can provide services to the non-member account holder.
The fees associated with specific types of resource services are
detailed below.
3.1 IP addresses
A host address in IPv4 is defined as a /32 and a site address
in IPv6 is defined a /48.
The initial fee for an assignment or allocation of IP
addresses is AU$1.27 per host or site address, with a minimum
fee of AU$10,384.
After the first year of the initial assignment or allocation,
there is an annual registration fee is AU$0.127 per host or
site address, with a minimum fee of AU$1,038.40.
Failure to pay the annual maintenance fee will result in the
registration record being removed from the APNIC Whois
Database. The address space will then be returned to the
APNIC free address pool to be reallocated.
3.2 Autonomous System numbers
The fee for the assignment of an Autonomous System (AS) number
is AU$634 per AS number.
After the first year of the initial AS number assignment,
there is an annual maintenance fee is AU$63 per AS number.
Failure to pay the annual maintenance fee will result in the
registration record being removed from the APNIC Whois
Database. The AS number will then be returned to the APNIC
free pool to be reassigned.
3.3 Reverse DNS delegations
The fee for a reverse DNS delegation in the in-addr.arpa tree
is AU$63 per "natural class boundary" delegation. In CIDR
terms, this equates to AU$63 per /24 and /16 delegation.
Delegations representing address ranges smaller than /24
cannot be made in the APNIC Whois Database. Address ranges
larger than /24 but smaller than a /16 must be represented by
multiple /24 reverse DNS delegations. For example, a /23
address range would be represented by two /24 reverse DNS
delegations for a total fee of AU$126. Similarly, address
ranges larger than /16 but smaller than a /8 must be
represented by multiple /16 reverse DNS delegations.
The price for a reverse DNS delegation in the ip6.arpa tree
is AU$63 per "nibble boundary" delegation. Examples of
nibble boundaries in IPv6 are /36 and /32. If a network
wished to create reverse DNS delegations for a /35
allocation, this would be represented by two /36 reverse
DNS delegations for a total fee of AU$126.
There is no annual maintenance fee for reverse DNS
delegations; however, APNIC will remove reverse DNS
delegations if the delegations refer to persistently lame
DNS. For more information on lame DNS delegations registered
in the APNIC Whois Database, see:
http://www.apnic.net/services/rev-del/lame-del/
lame-del-response.html
3.4 Annual account fee for historical resource maintenance
There is an annual AU$127 account fee for non-member account
holders wishing to have authorisation to update historical
resource records and create assignment records within
historical resource ranges.
3.5 Fee schedule summary
The following table summarises the non-member account fee
schedule:
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Resource service | Unit | Fee | Yearly
| | (AU$) | maintenance fee
| | | (AU$)
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| | |
IP addresses | Host or | 1.27** | 0.127***
| site address* | |
---------------------+----------------+------------+----------------
Autonomous System | AS number | 634.00 | 63.00
(AS) numbers | | |
---------------------+----------------+------------+----------------
Reverse DNS | Reverse DNS | 63.00 | 0.00
delegations | domain**** | |
---------------------+----------------+------------+----------------
Annual account fee | Account name | 0.00 | 127.00
(historical resource | | |
maintenance) | | |
---------------------+----------------+------------+----------------
* A host or site address is /32 in IPv4 and /48 in IPv6
** The minimum initial fee for IP addresses is AU$10,384
*** The minimum annual maintenance fee for IP addresses is AU$1,038
**** A domain is per "natural class boundary" for IPv4 and per
"nibble boundary" for IPv6.
4 Eligibility for resources
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The following types of resources are available to APNIC non-member
account holders:
- IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
- Autonomous System (AS) numbers
- Reverse DNS delegations
To become eligible to receive resources from APNIC, the following
steps take place:
1. The organisation applies for a non-member account at:
- APNIC non-member account application
http://www.apnic.net/services/non-member/
2. APNIC assigns the organisation a non-member account name.
3. The organisation submits the appropriate resource request
form.
- Resource request forms can be found in the resource
guides at:
http://www.apnic.net/services/
4. APNIC hostmasters evaluate the resource request.
5. If the request is approved, APNIC send the organisation the
APNIC Non-member Service Agreement and an invoice for the
resources.
6. The organisation pays the invoice, signs the agreement
and sends a copy of the signed agreement to APNIC.
- Please note that non-member account holders must pay the
invoice amount in full and sign and return the APNIC
Non-member Service Agreement before they are able to
receive any resources.
7. APNIC allocates or assigns resources to the organisation.
When applying for resources, APNIC non-member account holders are
subject to the same criteria as APNIC members. Below are the APNIC
policies that document the criteria for APNIC-delegated resources:
IP addresses
- Policies for IPv4 address space management in the Asia
Pacific region
http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/add-manage-policy.html
- IPv6 address allocation and assignment policy
http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/ipv6-address-policy.html
Autonomous System numbers
- Policies for Autonomous System number management in the
Asia Pacific region
http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/asn-policy.html
Note: In general, APNIC will allocate an AS number to a
site which is currently multihomed or will be
multihomed within a two week to one month timeframe.
Reverse DNS delegations
- Reverse DNS delegations resource guide
http://www.apnic.net/services/dns_guide.html
5 Maintaining historical resources in the APNIC Whois Database
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APNIC non-member account holders may update information about
historical resources registered in the APNIC Whois Database. For more
information on historical resources, see:
- Resource records transferred to APNIC Whois Database
http://www.apnic.net/db/transfer.html