Re: Choosing gTLD Registrars

[chris@hal.iodesign.com (Christopher Ambler)]

>> (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?

When I was financing my home, the mortgage lender ran a credit check
on me via a credit reporting agency. I had to pay for it. It cost me
$50, which is typical. A corporate report might be more expensive, 
but I cannot imagine it being much more so.

>>     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.....

Speaking strictly objectively, how could someone run a registry
with less connectivity? There has to be a minimum level of
connectivity. Our extensive research on this point before going
operational with .web was that a single T1 was just below the
threshhold of acceptability, while 2 T1 lines seemed a reasonable
level. 

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Christopher Ambler
President, Image Online Design, Inc.