[council] Allocation and prioritization

["Bret Fausett" <bfausett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here was the excerpt from the ALAC Statement I mentioned:

"For the foreseeable future, the primary constraint on the introduction of
new TLDs will not be technical limits on the number of entries in the root
zone file but ICANN's ability to review and approve applications with its
available personnel. Even if ICANN charges an application fee designed to
cover the costs of additional evaluation staff, a new evaluation process
will move slowly at the beginning due to a lack of institutional experience
with the process."

Given the fact that staff time may be a significant constraint on
implementation, we should consider giving implementation priority to those
applications that seek to reach the widest possible number of registrants
(which might be one surrogate for "the public interest"). 

         -- Bret

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