Many, especially in the developing world, found the previous fee of $185,000 plus related fees to be too high to pay to participate in the previous new gTLD programme resulting in a restricted programme. So this new higher fee of $208,000 will cause similar problems and restrictions unless there is a workaround, is there ? Regards, Paulos ====================================== Dr Paulos B Nyirenda Chair: MISPA http://www.mispa.org.mw Malawi SDNP PC: http://www.sdnp.org.mw NIC.MW & .mw ccTLD http://www.registrar.mw Tel: +265-(0)-882 089 166 Cell: +265-(0)-888-824787 WhatsApp: +265-(0)-887386433 On 7 Aug 2024 at 12:23, Osvaldo Novoa via ispcp wrote:
Dear Colleagues, As requested in our call I am enclosing a document explaining how ICANN org determined the fees for the next round of new gtlds. The budget for the SubPro is US$70 million, the ODA estimated that there were going to be 2000 applications for new gtlds. ICANN org considered this a maximum estimate and to reduce the risk they made all the calculations based on 1000 applications. This is how they reached the sum of US$208.000 for the application fee. Anyway, ICANN org will reimburse the applicants if the number of applications is higher. Hope this informations is useful. Best regards, Osvaldo
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