[wg-c] Wesson draft - (gTLD Application Requirements)

[Kendall Dawson <kendall@motif1.obs-us.com>]

Rick has a valid point!  

WG-C should begin discussing issues for application requirements for a gTLD. He clearly says up front that this is NOT meant to be taken as a final list and -- "would be dependant on several questions being answered before the application process would begin..."

So, is it possible to use some of these items as a starting point to begin answering some of these questions about application requirements? If there are points missing - people can suggest them. If there are items in the list which are wrong - modifications should be suggested. This is not a perfect list - but maybe this would open a dialogue on some issues that could pave the way for open, fair and viable gTLD registries in the not-to-distant future. 

I've made some minor tweaks... does anyone else have comments ?

Kendall



Wesson working draft - (gTLD Application Requirements)
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1) General information: applicant name, address, contact information and list of directors.

2) Business capabilities - an overview of the business, business plan, technical capabilities, partners, management, estimated volume of registration, and if established: past performance.

3) The applicant should also describe the proposed protocol and if it will maintain and manage whois information (like the CORE model) or provide a referral whois (like the NSI model)

4) Descriptions of all systems - computers, network and telephone systems.

5) Security - Description of software, methods, and security mechanisms which would be in place.

6) Backup and disaster recovery - Service Level, and QOS issues

7) What should happen in the case of business failure? bankruptcy? minimum insurance requirements
  
8) Restrictions of current registrar status- is the applicant a gTLD or ccTLD registry or a ICANN accredited Registrar?
       
9) Fees - price and billing requirements, how will the registry bill their clients?
  
10) Operational issues - 

What reports and are generated for registrars? 
How are the gTLD root servers operated and updated?

11) Would the applicant run the root for the gTLD(s) in question?

12) What gTLD(s) do they propose to run?