Re: Waiting for Santa Claus? Privatize TLD's but *CHARGE* registrars for it !

[Benjamin Azevedo <benjamin@nome.com>]

Patrick J. Chicas wrote:
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> Excuse me if I am asking a previously answered question.
> 
> <Snip>
> 
> On Thu, 24 Jul 1997, Benjamin Azevedo wrote:
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> > Waiting for Santa Claus?        Privatize TLD's but *CHARGE* for it !
> 
> <Snip>
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> > To be fair, I think we should allow them to make a special
> > pre-registration process, similar to an auction, where, before regular
> > registration is open, those wanting special names would place bids on
> > their choice names.
> 
> > In this preliminary step, names would be *sold* by the highest bid.
> > We may even decide between open electronic auction or "blind" proposals,
> > nobody know other bids.
> 
> Who recieves the windfall profits of the bidding process?
> 
> Patrick J. Chicas
> <pjc@digisle.net>

I think that as we start a new TLD there exist an initial offset value 
related to *good* names free at start.
Instead of ignore this the idea is to recognize it and charge for it.
Who will charge: the one that can assign a new TLD
Who will pay> registrars based on their expected earnings on initial 
auction (and regular services, at *low* rates)
What to do with the money: Special Internet Development Program
       (Official diffusion programs - United Nations (?)
        Development Prizes for outstanding contributions

If we don't do this way:
The *valuable* names will be given anyway
Instead of having the opportunity of programs like these, someone else 
will earn it: either registrars if they control name allocation or
somebody at random that gets some *good* name and has it available for 
sale


This is important at TLD start.
After this key factor is lower price (free if possible)
TLD will go to the one that pays the most to have it, charging the lower 
registration fee to domain owners.
Just like privatization auctions worldwide

Don't forget the Sao Paulo, Brazil celular licencing.
Bell South and Safra Bank paid 2,6 billion dollars just for bandwidth
No premises. And to compete with state owned telco Telesp (that will also 
go private soon).

Benjamin