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The '''Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre''' ('''RIPE NCC''') is the [[RIR]] for Europe, the Middle East, and parts Central Asia. The main focus of RIPE is fostering the Internet's technical development for the region it represents. It does this specifically by providing Internet resource allocations, registration services and coordinating activities for the region.<ref>[http://www.ripe.net/ RIPE.net]</ref>
The '''Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre''' ('''RIPE NCC''') is the [[RIR]] for Europe, the Middle East, and parts Central Asia. The main focus of RIPE is fostering the Internet's technical development for the region it represents. It does this specifically by providing Internet resource allocations, registration services and coordinating activities for the region.<ref>[http://www.ripe.net/ RIPE.net]</ref>
The organizations most important tasks include:
* Distribution and registration of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and Autonomous System (AS) Numbers
* Operating the RIPE Database
* Operating the K-root server cluster, one of the world’s 13 root name servers
* Coordinating the RIPE community<ref>[http://www.ripe.net/internet-coordination/press-centre/publications/annual-reports/the-ripe-ncc-annual-report-2009 2009 RIPE NCC Annual Report]</ref>
==Membership==
Most of the organization's members are [[ISP]]s and telecommunications organizations, but other members include corporations, academic institutions and government bodies. At the end of 2009, RIPE NCC has 6,583 members in 76 countries.
There is a sign-up fee for joining RIPE NCC, after which members must pay an annual fee dependent on their size.<ref>[http://www.ripe.net/internet-coordination/press-centre/publications/annual-reports/the-ripe-ncc-annual-report-2009 2009 RIPE NCC Annual Report]</ref>
==Services==
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