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RE: [registrars] Economic Study of Proposed Registry Agreements
- To: "'Bruce Tonkin'" <Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "'Registrars Constituency'" <registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: RE: [registrars] Economic Study of Proposed Registry Agreements
- From: "Bhavin.t@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bhavin.t@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 18:09:15 +0530
- In-reply-to: <57AD40AED823A7439D25CD09604BFB540363BA4F@balius.mit>
- Reply-to: <bhavin.t@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Sender: owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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You don't need an economic study to answer these questions. The answers are
obvious.
You *may* need an economic study to prepare a report that attempts to
justify a position contrary to the obvious answers :)
Another question I am grappling with is - will this economic study -
assuming they come up with accurate results - be applied to only
BIZ/INFO/ORG. Why does this resolution not mention the pending .com
settlement agreement and the .net revisions? The questions raised here have
been raised since the .NET amendment
- Bhavin
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bruce Tonkin
> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 4:37 PM
> To: Registrars Constituency
> Subject: [registrars] Economic Study of Proposed Registry Agreements
>
>
>
> From the ICANN Board meeting on 18 Oct:
>
> http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-18oct06.htm
>
> Economic Study of Proposed Registry Agreements
>
> Whereas, proposed new registry agreements between ICANN the
> operators of the .BIZ, .INFO, and .ORG registries have been
> posted for public comment and presented to the Board.
>
> Whereas, the proposed new agreements were the subject of a
> substantial number of comments, especially concerning
> competition-related issues such as differential pricing.
>
> Whereas, ICANN's Core Values include:
>
> * Preserving and enhancing the operational stability,
> reliability, security, and global interoperability of the Internet.
>
> * Where feasible and appropriate, depending on market
> mechanisms to promote and sustain a competitive environment.
>
> * Introducing and promoting competition in the registration
> of domain names where practicable and beneficial in the
> public interest.
>
> Whereas, the Board has carefully considered the proposed new
> agreement, and the public comments and the registry
> responses, and finds that approval of the proposed new
> agreements would be beneficial for ICANN and the Internet
> community, provided that ICANN and the registry operators are
> able to agree to appropriate revisions to the proposed
> agreements to address competition-related issues such as
> differential pricing.
>
> Whereas, the GNSO is currently conducting a
> policy-development process that includes study of some of
> these issues, but ICANN has pressing operational questions
> relating to its bilateral contracts with registry operators
> that need to be resolved, separate from any generally
> applicable new policies on this subject that might be
> recommended through the GNSO process.
>
> Whereas, the domain registration market is very complex and
> producing reliable analysis and findings will require
> high-levels of economic expertise.
>
> Resolved (06.___), the President is directed to commission an
> independent study by a reputable economic consulting firm or
> organization to deliver findings on economic questions
> relating to the domain registration market, such as:
>
> * whether the domain registration market is one market or
> whether each TLD functions as a separate market,
>
> * whether registrations in different TLDs are substitutable,
>
> * what are the effects on consumer and pricing behavior of
> the switching costs involved in moving from one TLD to another,
>
> * what is the effect of the market structure and pricing on
> new TLD entrants,
>
> and
>
> * whether there are other markets with similar issues, and if
> so how are these issues addressed and by who?
>
> Resolved (06.__), after having considered the public comments
> and the responses from the registries, the President and the
> General Counsel are hereby requested to renegotiate the
> proposed agreements relating to:
> competition-related concerns (in particular price increase
> restrictions); traffic data and review mechanisms resulting
> from the introduction of new studies or additional information.
>
>
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