1. IP Statistics - 1998 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total /24 Equivalents Issued* to ISPs 9,74010,185 12,764 14,120 46,809 to End-users 1,121 153 2,512 308 4,094 Total /24s Issued 10,86110,338 15,276 14,428 50,903 Multi-homed policy allocations 7 37 36 47 127 ASNs Issued 171 247 229 268 915 SWIP templates processed 29,827 30,871 37,053 40,002 137,753 * /24 (class C) equivalents are used as the common denominator

2. News Minimum IP Allocation Policy –Lowered from /19 to /20 –Effective February 8 –Routing Table impact will be monitored Routing Registry –Launches February 8 –Discussion group now forming send mail to majordomo@arin.net In body of message type subscribe arin-rr-wg IPv6

3. Address Supporting Organization (ASO) RIRs are working on proposals Selected proposal will be sent to RIR Members for review Final proposal will be submitted to ICANN