John While I agree that the focus on the 3 Rs might be misplaced I’m not sure that it’s such a negative. Wholesale registrars have resellers in pretty much every country and region. It’s not going to be economically to become accredited and carry gTLDs directly if you’re in a very small market. Conversely it’s not worth the investment for larger registrars to get directly accredited for many of the smaller or more complex ccTLDs. ICANN, however, has always been fixated with the physical presence of registrars (and registries) in a particular market as if it was some kind of magical indicator. Regards Michele -- Mr Michele Neylon Blacknight Solutions Hosting, Colocation & Domains https://www.blacknight.com/ https://blacknight.blog/ Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072 Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090 Personal blog: https://michele.blog/ Some thoughts: https://ceo.hosting/ ------------------------------- Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,R93 X265,Ireland Company No.: 370845 I have sent this email at a time that is convenient for me. I do not expect you to respond to it outside of your usual working hours.