[ga] Re: [ncdnhc-discuss] ICANN lays out draft .org bidding schedule, sets tentative applic ation fee at US $35 000

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Chris and all assembly members of other interested parties,

  $35,000.00 Examination fee!!  That's ludicrous!!

Chris Chiu wrote:

> The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has established a
> "target schedule for requesting, receiving, and evaluating applications to
> succeed VeriSign, Inc., as the registry operator for the .org top-level
> domain." Under this scheme, Request for Proposal (RFP) materials will be
> released on May 1, 2002 for Names Council comment and for applicants to
> begin working on their proposals. The Board expects to select a winner in
> late August 2002. In addition, ICANN plans to charge an application fee,
> tentatively set at US $35 000; ICANN's Board of Directors "the Board will
> finally establish the examination fee (which will not exceed the tentative
> fee) at its meeting to be held in Bucharest, Romania, on 28 June 2002." The
> organization claims that rebates will be given out "if the final examination
> fee is less than the US$35 000 tentative examination fee."
>
> See
> http://www.internetdemocracyproject.org/#highlights
>
> Sincerely,
> Christopher Chiu
> Global Internet Liberty Campaign Organizer
> American Civil Liberties Union
>
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Regards,
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