Re: Specific Questions

[Hank Nussbacher <hank@ibm.net.il>]

On Wed, 25 Dec 1996, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> > > 2. Fee for credit check - Fair?
> > 
> > No.  D&B charges ~$30.00 for a credit report.  If that's not good enough,
> > they can pay out of their own pockets (we're a D&B subscriber and that's
> > what we pay for a credit check on a BUSINESS)
> 
> Your comment here makes no sense. If you admit that credit reports
> cost money, then why shouldn't the applicants be forced to pay for
> the credit reports needed to process their applications? If they don't
> pay for the credit reports, who will? Certainly the Internet Society
> can't afford to pay for them.

The "vetting" fee is not merely a simple financial credit check.  Whatever
objective metrics that will be used, whether it be age of company, number
of employees, b/w to the Internet, etc. all that needs to verified.  When
the applicant is in Uganda, Vietnam or Peru we will need to use local
accounting and management offices (I believe the Big 7 have offices
worldwide) so that the application form can be checked and verified for
accuracy.

> 
> 
> Perry
> As always, speaking for myself, and not the IAHC in an official capacity
> 

Hank Nussbacher
IAHC member
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