[CWG-Stewardship] Financing the new IANA

[Holly Raiche]

Hi , and thanks for the clarification

I don’t think I ever said IANA functions are cost free - only that ICANN now picks up the tab - however that appears in the ICANN budget.  So the original concern of James is a description of the current situation - public interest functions are funded NOW by registries and registrars. The issue, therefore, is whether that is a current concern and if, so, suggestions for an alternative response.

Holly 


On 26 Oct 2014, at 9:11 pm, James Gannon <james at cyberinvasion.net> wrote:

> The IANA functions are only cost free in theory, as Amr states below 
> 
>>  I believe ICANN’s draft budget for FY15 placed the total amount required for the delivery of the IANA functions at about USD 9.5 million.
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> 
> The IANA contract is awarded at a token figure of 1 dollar at the moment is my understanding. 
> 
> From that we can extrapolate that ICANN is finding the IANA functions through its current revenue streams just not as a specific line item.
> So the proposal would  only be that there would be no cost increase to the users, just a redistribution of current costs that are currently paid to ICANN, just to subdivide those funds and send the appropriate portion to an independent IANA entity should that be required.
> 
> - James
> 
> On 26 Oct 2014, at 04:05, Holly Raiche <h.raiche at internode.on.net> wrote:
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>> And my question:  Where does IANA’s money come from now.  My understanding is that the NTIA’s only role is oversight - not funding.  If that is the case, then industry (registries/registrars) already fund IANA functions - so the call for IANA functions to remain cost free is simply an extension of the present situation (without NTIA oversight).  Any corrections welcome.
>> 
>> HOlly
>>  
>> On 26 Oct 2014, at 6:23 am, James Gannon <james at cyberinvasion.net> wrote:
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>>> I think that funding an impartial public service via a privately interested stakeholder without introducing allegations/impressions of influence or control would be close to impossible.
>>> Thus an alternative funding model for an independent IANA entity, should that be the option chosen, must be considered and be discussed.
>>> 
>>> -James
>>> 
>>> On 25 Oct 2014, at 19:55, Christopher Wilkinson <lists at christopherwilkinson.eu> wrote:
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>>>> 2. All the IANA services must remain cost-free to the final user. There must be no question of charging for specific services, notably amendments of the Root Zone.
>>>>   ICANN already has more than ample resources to ensure that the present and future IANA is fully funded on a public service basis, as at presen
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