Choosing gTLD Registrars

[calvin@inlaw.improtech.co.za (Calvin Browne)]

> 4.2  Choosing gTLD Registrars
> 
>   The ultimate goal for registries operating in the gTLD space

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> prepared by IAHC, and will include the following provisions:
> 
> (a)  Each application must be accompanied by a US$ 20,000

Seems reasonable.

> (b)  Each applicant will be responsible for payment of an
>   appropriate fee for a report by an independent business and
>   credit reporting agency, designated by IAHC, which will
>   confirm the validity of information submitted by the
>   applicant; this fee is non-refundable;

Could someone give me some examples on this?

<SNIP>

> 4.3  Objective Criteria for Registrar Selection
> 
>   Certain objective criteria, including verifiable factual
> information as well as pledges to abide by certain minimum
> levels of service shall be used to qualify a registrant for
> the position of a registrar. These shall include:
> 
> 1.  Documentation of sufficient connectivity to the Internet to support
> the
>     operation of a registrar. This connectivity shall have, as a
> minimum,
> 
>     a.  Full multi-homed connectivity, with each leg of that
>         connectivity being at a non-aggregated data rate of 
>         1.536Mbps (US standard ESF/B8Zs T1) or better.

Hmmm .. while this may be fairly common in the USA, I think you
have effectively excluded any African entrant except maybe 2 or 3
players.....

If this requirement were changed, there might even be a gTLD Registrar
In Africa, something I would *Love* to see.

--Calvin

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