Re: [At-Large] ICANN News Alert -- Update on Registrar Accreditation Agreement Amendments
On 26 Sep 2012, at 15:52, Evan Leibovitch <evan@telly.org> wrote:
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.
No it wouldn't If there aren't registrars serving a particular area directly there's usually a reason for it ie. it's not economically attractive / viable
Hmm... improve A&T while promoting domestic industries... you may be onto something.
Some countries have been trying to do this, but they've managed to get it completely backwards eg. Kazakstan that now requires all nameservers to be physically in country - so much for redundancy!
- 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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On 27 September 2012 09:44, "Michele Neylon :: Blacknight" < michele@blacknight.ie> wrote:
If there aren't registrars serving a particular area directly there's usually a reason for it ie. it's not economically attractive / viable
That's one spin. Another is that technology and politics has enabled an industry that can operate in most geographies by remote control, inhibiting local competition through economies of scale, combined with success at blocking policies that require local knowledge and awareness. - Evan
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