On 26 September 2012 06:24, "Michele Neylon :: Blacknight" < michele@blacknight.ie> wrote:
Good point. Still more costly than nothing, especially for a smaller registrar with a low volume, and also for those who handle out-of-country registrations. But by more expensive, I suspect we are still talking pennies in most cases.
No - it's quite a lot more. Stuart Lawley gave some numbers which I think were in the region of $7 / domain. You can probably do it for a lower price if you are only dealing with your home market, but the internet is global ..
The internet may be global, but situations in which a local vendor (or a foreign vendor with a local presence/partner) has an advantage are hardly unique to the domain selling biz. Not everything in business can be done by remote control, and that's not necessarily a bad thing.
As you all know there are several regions of the world that are not particularly well served in terms of registrars etc.,
If ICANN / LEA push the phone verification too far then they'll be widening
the digital divide ..
On the contrary, by your account such a move would encourage more opportunities for local or regional registrars in areas currently served only by foreigners. Hmm... improve A&T while promoting domestic industries... you may be onto something. - Evan
Hopefully going forward, we will not make these kind of mistakes again.
My, you're an optimist.
Not really. Just trying to put a good twist on a very sad story. And I kinda like the concept of moving forward and making NEW stupid
mistakes...
Alan
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