I think the point is that if an applicant cannot raise the application fee, it will near impossible for them to raise the capital needed to run a registry,



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From: NCSG-Discuss [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Renata Aquino Ribeiro

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Hi



I'm trying to understand this...



What you're saying is:

After the application, it will be expensive anyway.

So, the application fee should be expensive, it makes no difference.



I fail to understand how keeping the price uniform will help developing countries.



As for regulatory barriers being decreased, certainly.

But again, shouldn't that be an added effort to the lower application fee?



Best,



Renata





Date:    Tue, 23 May 2017 19:03:55 +0000

From:    "Mueller, Milton L" <[log in to unmask]>

Subject: Re: Comment on GNSO Community Comment 2 (CC2) on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures / Consultation and review



Seems like James and I agree with Ayden but for different reasons.



James is worried that a new TLD is a “core part of the Internet” and entry barriers should be high. I disagree on both counts.



A new TLD is not a core part of the Internet; it’s like adding a web site or a second level domain, and if the operator of that domain  or web site doesn’t handle their responsibilities well they will lose business and no one will pay attention to them or use them. The market self-corrects. The Root is a core part of the Internet. A few highly-utilized TLDs, such as .COM or .ORG, are core parts of the Internet; DOT MUSEUM is not.



Unless many, many, many people choose to register in it, a TLD is just another service on the internet. And the only way to get lots of people to register in a TLD is to offer good value and reliable service.



ALL of the big TLDs we have now started very small and very rough. If Verisign had had to conform to ICANN standards in 1991, when it started, it would never have been able to enter the business; same goes for all the other big TLDs, from .UK to .CN. Why are we requiring small, start-up, developing country service providers to conform to standards expected of Verisign and Neustar, well-financed corporations that have been in existence for 20 years? This is inherently discriminatory against LDCs and developing country entrepreneurs.