Re: Fees

[Bob Helfant <bhelfant@globecomm.net>]

I agree that if the TLDs are shared, they cannot be self-funding.  In order
to make a business of it, a company needs to manage a discrete TLD.  If it
is to be shared, it has to run as a government agency, funded by the
government.  Since there is no world government waiting in line to fund
each one of the new registries, perhaps this sharing idea should be
re-examined.

Bob


At 10:07 PM 12/28/96 -0800, Simon Higgs wrote:
>At 5:10 PM -0800 12/28/96, Dave Crocker wrote:
>
>> At 2:13 PM -0800 12/26/96, Karl Auerbach wrote:
>> >Seems like a good use of some of that 30% being witheld by NSI.
>>
>> 	Why should folks interested in starting a commercial venture for
>> name administration be subsidized?
>
>Name one exisitng registry that has been set-up with it's own funds and
>is self-sufficient. Even NSI doesn't qualify.
>
>> 	Whether one likes or dislikes the particulars of NSF's activities
>> in this regard, they very much ARE trying to move towards full
>> privatization and commercial self-funding.  The IAHC proposal is consistent
>> with goal.  Seeking cross-subsidization -- even from NSI -- would not be.
>>
>
>So this means the Shared-TLD code is going to self-funding too?
>
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>Regards,
>
>Simon
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