May I just say from ICANN's perspective I don't believe we could accept such a fee even if offered; I doubt that the provisions of the bylaws related to ALSes would permit it - and even if they did, this would go against the principle that joining At-Large should always be free of charge.

On 13 Jun 2007, at 23:35, Michael Maranda wrote:

We (AFCN) do not favor any fee or contribution, at this time.

On 6/13/07, Bret Fausett <bfausett@internet.law.pro > wrote:
Keep in mind that end users already fund over 80% of ICANN's budget
through assessments imposed by ICANN and collected through
ICANN-accredited registries and registrars. Personally, the idea that we
would pay more seems absurd to me.

     -- Bret


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