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A Comprehensive Review of RIR Policies in the Domain of AS Number Management

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Nachiket Kondhalkar

Based in Delft, Netherlands

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A research team at TU Delft is researching the management of AS Numbers across RIRs as well as the potential impact of the new annual maintenance fees for ASNs and we invite you to contribute.

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