Occam's razor: If it was a political issue, ICANN would have other tools to implement it (such as, e.g., to define a particular set of rules and requirements an applicant should have to fullfill). 2010/3/21 Milton L Mueller <[log in to unmask]> > Norbert hit the nail on the head here. > I reiterate my belief that the application fee and obligations imposed by > ICANN are more about limiting entry for various political reasons than > anything else. > > > -----Original Message----- > > I do not think it is mainly a question of "dis-advantaged entities" - it > > is a question of (1) how the "basic set of obligations" is defined, and > > (2) in which economic context. If it is expensive to fulfill the > > obligations in Japan and the USA, that does not prove they cannot be > > fulfilled in another context. > > >