# How Cloud Providers Are Monetizing IPv4 Address Exhaustion

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Published: 2026-06-24T20:38:11+00:00
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## Resource

Episode 71 of Cloud Computing with Fexingo explores how AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud are turning the global IPv4 address shortage into a new revenue stream. Lucas explains that AWS now charges $0.005 per hour for public IPv4 addresses — a 400% increase from 2024 — and Azure has followed suit with a tiered pricing model based on address scarcity. Luna highlights that the market for used IPv4 blocks has surged past $60 per address, with speculators hoarding them like digital real estate. The hosts discuss how cloud giants are nudging customers to IPv6 while monetizing the transition, and what this means for enterprise cloud bills. If you manage cloud infrastructure, this episode gives you a concrete number to benchmark and a strategy to avoid the new fees. #IPv4Exhaustion #CloudPricing #AWS #Azure #GoogleCloud #IPv6Migration #TechPolicy #CloudComputing #NetworkInfrastructure #IPAddresses #ARIN #APNIC #CloudBills #DigitalScarcity #Technology #CloudEconomics #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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