Resource Membership Fee

Internet Number Resources Fee

1. Introduction

To support its operations, AFRINIC charges its members fees that may change from year to year according to operational costs and the financial health of the organisation upon validation by the Board of Directors. This document details the fee schedule as of 2008 unless otherwise amended.

To become a full member and get services (assignment/allocation) from AFRINIC, new applicants will be subjected to an evaluation process and, upon approval, will be required to pay an Allocation/Assignment Fee and an Annual Membership fee. The Annual Membership Fee shall be based on the member's category, derived by the aggregation of all billable resources held by the member. AFRINIC will charge an annual membership fee per the tables in Sections 2 to 6 of this document.

A special Early Settlement discount of 5% will be offered to LIR Members whose Annual Membership fee renewal payments are received by AFRINIC before the invoice date.

ALL FEE STRUCTURES ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEWS BY THE AFRINIC BOARD, AND ANY CHANGES SHALL BE COMMUNICATED TO ALL STAKEHOLDERS

2. IPv4 Fees and categories

2.1 LIRs (Local Internet Registries)

IPv4 fees for LIR start from a minimum allocation size of /22. LIR Membership categories are organized into 9 categories derived from the aggregation of all allocations held by the member. The table below lists the categories and the associated membership fees. Annual membership fees are charged for services offered by AFRINIC.

*Please see Conversion Table at the bottom of the Document

In addition, members shall be billed an Allocation Fee based on the resources allocation size being approved. The below fees are applicable to new members as well as all subsequent approved resources requests from existing resource members. New resource members shall also pay an annual membership fee.

2.2 End Sites

AFRINIC assigns IPv4 addresses to End Site organisations that meet the criteria established in its End-User assignment policy and Anycast Assignments in the AFRINIC region policy. End Sites organisations have to become members to get resource assignments. End Sites membership fees are as per the fee table below and are dependent on the aggregate of all assignments held by the member.

*Please see Conversion Table at the bottom of the Document

In addition, End Sites members shall be billed an Assignment Fee based on the resource assignment size being approved. The below fees are applicable to new members as well as all subsequent resources requests.

3. IPv6 fees and Categories

IPv6 is in its early adoption stage in our region. To encourage and promote its usage in the region, the AFRINIC Board ratified the following measures:

3.1 For existing members (with IPv4 allocation(s) and/or EU/PI assignments):

• No additional fees as a result of the issued IPv6 prefix will apply.
• Not to consider the new IPv6 prefix allocation and/or PI assignment in calculating the Billing category of the member.

3.2 For New Members (for IPv6 Only members).

The following fees will apply to Resource Members who have been issued with only IPv6 prefixes. A 50% discount on the Allocation fee and 100% discount on the first year's membership fees will be applicable. For the three subsequent years, 75%, 50% and 25% discount on the membership fee will apply respectively.

4. ASN assignments to “End Users”

Each End User assigned an ASN and no other resource type shall pay USD 400 initial assignment fees in addition to a yearly membership (referred to as maintenance fee in the Policy) of USD 50. The first invoice shall cover the initial assignment fee plus the first 3 years (USD150) membership fees (i.e. total USD 550).

Organizations holding both ASN and IPv4/IPv6 resources will not be charged with the ASN maintenance fee but will pay the fee associated with their IPv4/IPv6 End-User or LIR membership as defined in Section 2 above.

5. Special categories

5.1 Academic and Research Institutions

AFRINIC will apply a 50% discount to organizations that are able to provide evidence that they are approved and recognized Academic or Research Institutions in their countries. Such organizations MUST further demonstrate that the assigned/allocated resources shall be used exclusively for not-for-profit academic or research activities. In most cases, such members fall under the End-Site category. Academic and Research organisations requesting to be LIR must be prepared to provide further documentation with regards to their network infrastructure and the need for assignments to other organisations other than their own. The 50% discount shall be applied to both the Allocation/Assignment fee and the annual Membership fees.

5.2 Critical Infrastructure

AFRINIC offers a 100% discount to organisations requesting resources for the purpose of Critical infrastructure. Applications are subject to normal evaluation procedures as per established policies to establish eligibility before the 100% discount is awarded. All enquiries must be directed to AFRINIC Registration Services via hostmaster@afrinic.net

No resource Transfers shall be permitted for resources issued under critical infrastructure.

6. Subsequent resource requests

When an existing Resource Member requests for additional resources, such request shall be subject to an evaluation by AFRINIC Hostmaster. However, upon approval of the request and prior to the release of the requested resources, the Resource Member is advised that:

• the request for additional resources has been approved
• an Allocation/Assignment Fee will be levied for every subsequent request for additional resources(IPv4 & ASN) (see fee tables above).
• the Allocation/Assignment Fee applicable shall be pegged to the size of the allocation/assignment being approved (IPv4 & ASN) (see fee tables above).
• In the case of an existing ASN Only member, requesting additional ASNs, the Assignment Fee applicable shall be pegged to the one applicable to ASN only application.
• the above must be paid prior to the release of the additional resources.
• Additional resources requests from Academic & Research Institutions and Critical Infrastructures members shall attract applicable existing discounts.
• For IPv6 ONLY holders, requesting additional IPv6 resources, no additional Allocation fee shall be applicable.
• No Allocation fee shall be charged when a member returns resources to AFRINIC. Should the member's category change as a result of this resource return, the new category membership fee will be applied as from the next billing cycle.
• Should the member’s category change as a result of receiving additional resources, the new category membership fee will be applied from the next billing cycle.
• Existing IPv6 only members requesting IPv4 resources will be charged as new IPv4 members according to the fees in Section 2above.

6.1 Resources issued under the policy AFPUB-2006-GEN-002

Resource members can request resources (temporary allocations/assignments) under the policy AFPUB-2006-GEN-002 from AFRINIC. Allocation/Assignment fees shall be exempted in such cases.

7. Resource Transfers

AFRINIC exceptionally allows for resource transfers under the Guidelines for Mergers and Acquisitions.

In the case of transfers between two existing Resource Members, AFRINIC does not charge any fees for IP and ASN resource transfers at the moment. The category of the recipient organisation will be recalculated after the transfer and a new fee may apply at the next renewal. However, the accounts of all organisations involved in the transfers must be in good standing prior to the transfer being considered by the Registration Services.

In the case of transfers from an existing Resource member to a new organisation, the recipient Organisation shall apply for AFRINIC membership and resources. The fee applied is equal to the Allocation fee applicable for the approved resources and the Membership fee for the category of the recipient organisation. In such cases, the organisation's handle shall change. Any transfers must be compliant with any transfer policy/guideline that shall be in force at the time.

IPv4 CIDR Conversion Table

Associate Membership Fee

Associate Membership Fees and categories

The provisions of AFRINIC Bylaws provide for a membership group who do not use Assigned Number resource under the Registration Service Agreement but who have manifested a substantial interest in number resources management as well as in the mission of AFRINIC. They are referred to as Associate Member. The applicable fee structure for Associate Membership is as follows:

Payment

Payment

For new members, the first invoice is sent as soon as AFRINIC has received the membership form, signed RSA and, where applicable, the relevant allocation request (see "Procedure to become LIR/member" for more details).

For existing members, invoices are sent annually at the beginning of November by emails to contacts. Payment is due 30 days after the invoice date.

To ensure invoices and correspondences are received by members, by prior arrangement, it is possible to be billed half-yearly or quarterly for LIR fees (Not applicable to Membership-Only fee). This must be requested before the invoice for the year of issue is sent (i.e. before the 1st of November). In this case, an extra USD 75 service charge applies to each invoice. Note that during a billing year, it is not possible to change the billing scheme.

To make sure the invoices and reminders arrive at the finance department of the member, it is important to keep the data up-to-date in our database. It is the responsibility of the Member/LIR to inform the AFRINIC Member Services Department of any changes to the billing address or billing contact by contacting  service-support@afrinic.net 

The Member will be liable for late payment due to incorrect billing details. A copy of the registry file can be requested by contacting  service-support@afrinic.net. Please note - If a membership ends in the course of the AFRINIC financial year, the annual fee for that registry must still be paid in full.

Payment Possibilities

• All payments should be in US Dollars ($USD) or Euro (€EUR).
• Payments may be made by bank transfer or online (in USD ONLY).
• Always mention the payment reference (i.e. customer number and invoice number) when making a bank transfer or sending a credit card charging request.
• It is helpful to mention the registry ID (for LIRs) with the payment reference.

For confirmation, please log in to your account to download the Official Receipt. Please contact billing@afrinic.net if you require confirmation that payment has been received.

Online Payment

All payments of AFRINIC invoices using online credit card facilities are subject to the following conditions.

1. AFRINIC accepts payment either via Visa or Master Cards only.
2. When you complete the online payment form, funds will be deducted from your credit card in US dollars.
3. Payments are credited to AFRINIC Ltd.
4. Credit card payments are secure:
   • Payments will be processed directly by Mauritius Commercial Bank Ltd.
   • Credit card numbers are protected with a high level of encryption when transmitted over the Internet.
   • AFRINIC does not have access to your credit card details.
5. Confirmation:
   • If successful, your credit card provider will confirm that the payment was completed.
   • If unsuccessful, your credit card provider will advise you of the same. AFRINIC, however, will not be informed why a payment has failed, therefore, you should contact your credit card provider for details.
   • If your payment fails, please use one of the other payment methods described on your invoice, pay your invoice. Please arrange an alternative payment method promptly to ensure continuous use of AFRINIC services and Internet resources.
   • In either scenario (i.e. success or failure) the result of your transaction will be relayed to you on-screen though, as mentioned previously, in the case of a failed transaction you will have to contact your credit card provider for details.
6. AFRINIC will confirm your payment details via email.
7. By using AFRINIC's online credit card facilities you agree to all applicable AFRINIC policies relating to your Internet resources.
8. All information you provide on the credit card payment facility forms will be handled in accordance with the AFRINIC privacy statement.
9. AFRINIC's Terms and Conditions for online credit card payments are subject to change at any time. Each transaction shall be subject to the specific Terms and Conditions that were in place at the time of the transaction.

Wire Transfer

When paying by bank transfer, always mention your payment reference (i.e. organisation name and invoice number). All payments should be in USD, and the remitter should bear all bank charges. 

Tax

AFRINIC Ltd is a Value Added Tax (VAT) registered organisation in Mauritius.

The following VAT rules apply to our members for the membership fees:

• Non-Mauritian members: No VAT is chargeable on the output
• Mauritius members: VAT is chargeable on the output

Please note that AFRINIC does not interfere with the local tax regulations of the member's country of origin.

If WHT deduction is an obligation on Member's side, it is the responsibility of the Member to inform AFRINIC before the issuance of Invoices or when applying to be a Member.

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Support & FAQs

If you need support regarding fees, payments or have related issues please check:

1. AFRINIC Billing Support and FAQs
2. Contact us directly on billing [at] afrinic dot net