[105508] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: ICANN opens up Pandora's Box of new TLDs
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Marshall Eubanks)
Thu Jun 26 19:34:38 2008
From: Marshall Eubanks <tme@multicasttech.com>
To: Ken Simpson <ksimpson@mailchannels.com>
In-Reply-To: <27BB6AE4-006E-49DB-93ED-93834D1C0EF9@mailchannels.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:33:21 -0400
Cc: Martin Hannigan <hannigan@verneglobal.com>, nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces@nanog.org
Hello;
On Jun 26, 2008, at 7:28 PM, Ken Simpson wrote:
> Has anyone been able to figure out what it will cost to secure a =20
> completely un-contested tld? I haven't been able to find proposed =20
> fees anywhere. I think it will be a practical necessity for all =20
> organizations to secure their own TLD at the outset, lest someone =20
> else secure it for them and leave it up to the court of arbitration.
>
> .. And where, pray-tell, will the mega cash from the TLD auctions be =20=
> going? Surely ICANN doesn't need a multi-billion $ annual budget, =20
> but if these TLD auctions go the way of the cellular auctions, =20
> there's a good potential for that kind of an outcome.
>
This gives an (unofficial) estimate :
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<http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080626-confusion-icann-opens-up-pa=
ndoras-box-of-new-tlds.html=20
>
.confusion: ICANN opens up Pandora's Box of new TLDs
By Jacqui Cheng | Published: June 26, 2008 - 12:11PM CT
<snip>
Not every zany TLD will be immediately available to anyone who want to =20=
register a domain, however. Businesses must apply to register the TLD =20=
first, then go through a review process to ensure that it isn't =20
offensive and doesn't infringe on anyone's intellectual property. If =20
approved, registering the TLD will cost anywhere from $100,000 to =20
$500,000, ICANN says, and the business or organization must prove that =20=
they are either capable of managing the TLD or can reach a deal with a =20=
company that will. This is no small beans=97unless you're planning to =20=
fork over up to half a million dollars and put in the labor to manage =20=
everything that appears under the TLD, this task is probably best left =20=
to large organizations and governmental entities. The organization =20
registering the TLD will also be responsible for determining whether =20
it will be restricted to certain types of sites or open to the public.
<snip>
Regards
Marshall=
