If there are no networks defined, as far as RIPE is concerned, it's un-used. We ...

X-Istence · on Sept 14, 2012

That's not the case for older legacy networks. Those don't fall under the purview of RIPE as they were allocated before RIPE existed.

I'm wondering if RIPE can even do anything regarding that netblock in terms of possibly pulling it and re-allocating it.

kiallmacinnes · on Sept 14, 2012

As far as I know, they can't.

All they can do (and have already done) is ask nicely for it back.

wpietri · on Sept 15, 2012

Well, if they were feeling ballsy, they could just declare it unused, break it up, and start assigning it. A lot more network nerds would listen to RIPE than to some random UK pension bureaucracy.