Re: [registrars] Statement regarding .net
On Tue, 12 Jul 2005, Bruce Tonkin wrote: The changes to the .net agreement that specifically concern registrars are: - the maximum price ($4.25 including the ICANN registry fee) put forward by Verisign in the .net application only applies for the first 18 months of the new agreement. After that Verisign is free is set any price. Registrars want the maximum price fixed for the duration of the agreement. - Verisign is excluded from new consensus policies that relate to the introduction of new registry services other than what is in the new .net agreement. Registrars want Verisign to continue to be subject to consensus policies in this area. - ICANN may not change the above terms in a renewal of the agreement. Registrars want ICANN to have the ability to negotiate a lower maximum price at the time of contract renewal."
good summary! Should we also add that it is against the competition idea that the contract will be automaticly extended after 6 years? There should be an RFP again. Otherwise it is a similar blank check as it is without a price cap. Regards, Elmar -- Elmar Knipp CORE Internet Council of Registrars http://corenic.org WTC II, 29 route de Pre-Bois, CH-1215 Geneva, Switzerland
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