RE: [registrars] ICANN Invoice

["Paul Stahura" <stahura@xxxxxxxx>]

I agree.  But I'd also like to know what the argument is to keep that
opaque.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marcus Faure
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 7:56 AM
To: Robbie Birkner
Cc: registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [registrars] ICANN Invoice


Hello,

I have always been into transparency. I would support this idea as the 
interest to guarantee equal treatment requires this openness.

Yours,
Marcus


> Dear Members,
> 
> just recently we received our ICANN fourth quarter of the fiscal year 
> invoice.
> 
> In the cover letter was stated:
> 
> "For your information, a registrar that was active the entire year,
paid a per registrar variable fee of $ 8,809. Those registrars that
applied for and were found eligible for relief paid one-third of the
variable fee amount. The number of registrars that have received
forgiveness of a portion of the fees has varied from quarter to quarter.
The maximum number in any one quarter is 29".
> 
> 
> Question for the consitutency:
> As mostly all registrars are financing a great deal of ICANN and we
are 
> basically all sitting in the same boat, we would like to see the 
> procedure of "forgiveness" to be a transparent one, providing the
paying 
> registrars with information on the registrars that were granted 
> forgiveness on a quarterly basis.
> 
> Any opinions? Would this be something, that could be of interest to
the 
> constituency?
> 
> Robbie
> Key-Systems GmbH
>