Re: [registrars] Vendors *pitching* ccTLDs to the Registrar Constituency

[elliot noss <enoss@tucows.com>]

Here here. This is a great example of a place where the RC could exert 
leverage externally to influence greater support of ICANN. I am more 
concerned that the proposed candidates for the new excom pay attention 
to this and could perhaps even address the general concept (support of 
the ICANN experiment in a broad sense) in their position documents.


On Sunday, May 25, 2003, at 11:01 AM, Robert F. Connelly wrote:

> Dear Colleagues:
>
> At the DC meeting, we listened to sales pitches by registries for .cn 
> , .tv, .cc, and other ccTLDs during our lunch.
>
> At the close of the meeting, with the time I'd been saving up by not 
> speaking 2 minutes on a whole bunch of issues, Michael permitted to 
> pitch this final missive:
>
> Registers must pay their RC dues to vote.
>
> ICANN dues throw a financial burden upon gTLD registrars.
>
> Therefore, ccTLDs that address the RC should pay all past "dues" or 
> "donations".
>
> I suspect that the combined ccTLDs discussed at today's lunch owe 
> money to ICANN well in excess of the $2,500 they paid to have our ear 
> during lunch;-(
>
> close quote:
>
> I hope our Excom will keep this thought in mind as other vendors seek 
> our ear (and pocket book.).
>
> Regards, BobC
>
>