<div dir="ltr"><br>Hello Bruce,<div><br></div><div>Thank you very much, I have enough materials to read these days :)</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div>Rafik</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/3/21 Bruce Tonkin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au">Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au</a>></span><br>

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Hello Rafiq,<br>
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> That is why I would like if possible that Bruce point to documents (if<br>
> they exist) explaining in details the why of such requested costs for<br>
> running a regisrty from ICANN perspective?but also for the application<br>
> fees as the explanation of cost recovery remains vague and abstract.<br>
><br>
<br>
<br>
</div>There are two papers available on the ICANN component of the costs.<br>
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See:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/cost-considerations-23oct08-en.
pdf" target="_blank">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/cost-considerations-23oct08-en.<br>
pdf</a><br>
<br>
and<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/cost-considerations-04oct09-en.
pdf" target="_blank">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/cost-considerations-04oct09-en.<br>
pdf</a><br>
<br>
There is also a paper on a benchmarking study on what is involved in<br>
operating a registry.   This was conducted by KPMG and compared 7 gTLDs<br>
and 6 ccTLDs across 10 countries.<br>
<br>
See:<br>
<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/benchmarking-report-15feb10-en.
pdf" target="_blank">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/benchmarking-report-15feb10-en.<br>
pdf</a><br>
<br>
Note that there are also some letter of credit requirements etc to be<br>
able to provide funding to operate a registry for I think three<br>
additional years, if a registry operator chooses to cease providing that<br>
function.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<font color="#888888">Bruce Tonkin<br>
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