Re: [icann-eu] ICANN Board's TLD resolution

[Harald Alvestrand <Harald@Alvestrand.no>]

At 13:06 18/11/2000 +0100, Marc Schneiders wrote:
> > There were other applicants for .web, including one (Neustar/JVTeam) that
> > was removed from consideration because [...]
>
>There was also some discussion about another .web applicant, that took
>the Board a little more time, IIRC. And I think I do.

IODesign. They currently run an alternate root, have registered some 
thousands of names in .web, and have threatened to sue any and all 
participants in anything that takes .web away from them.

Their application suggested running .web as a monopoly for a year, at USD 
35 a name (I think), thereafter letting other registrars in and lowering 
the price.
The argument in favour of a high price and initial monopoly was to let them 
recover their startup cost quickly.

No hint in their application on how they would treat the existing set of 
registered names, as far as I remember.

The board debated briefly whether experience with running an alternate root 
should be counted in their favour or against them, but seemed to dismiss 
the idea of assigning a monopoly open registry with a high price level.

Sigh.

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