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Hi,<br>
<br>
I think these questions ought to asked because ICANN, funded mostly
by Names, pays for all of IANA's services.<br>
<br>
I think we need to know how much this costs and what the various
portions cost as we are making assumptions about future possible
plans. It is part of the stability question we need to answer.
Something I know quite well is that lack of budget results in lack
of stability.<br>
<br>
The ICG has declared the three operational entities separate, and
each of the three is declaring that they could leave ICANN if
displeased - a position I agree with. But this is a service that
cost quite a bit I expect and such independence would come at a
cost. I think we need know the costs in order to figure out this
puzzle. We cannot asume that thing could change without know what
the costs would be.<br>
<br>
For the Names side, we know that the cost = total cost for IANA -
costs(Numbers + Protocols). But what is that in numbers?<br>
<br>
<br>
avri<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 03-Feb-15 02:34, Gomes, Chuck wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:6DCFB66DEEF3CF4D98FA55BCC43F152E494F1F18@BRN1WNEXMBX01.vcorp.ad.vrsn.com"
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<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span><span>·<span>
</span></span></span><span>Why are we asking questions about
numbers and protocols? If there is a good reason for that, I
suggest that the questions regarding numbers and protocols be
separate from the questions for names.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span><span>·<span>
</span></span></span><span>Regarding “</span><b>Are your
concerned about the actual costs for operating the IANA
functions, for protocols and numbers, given these are
currently funded by ICANN.</b><span>” – Are don’t think it is
accurate to say that they are currently funded by ICANN; ICANN
may fund some costs but a large part of the RIR and IETF
functions are not funded by ICANN.</span></p>
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