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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dear TPR WG members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please find below the brief notes and action items from today’s meeting. <b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The next meeting will be on Tuesday, 22 August at 1600 UTC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Berry, Caitlin, and Julie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ACTION ITEMS/HOMEWORK:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Re: Preliminary Recommendation #1 – Staff to tighten the language including taking out the examples and putting them into the rationale.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Re: Preliminary Agreement #5 -- WG members to consider suggesting a floor and ceiling or other fee structure, whether fees should be
included in the policy or elsewhere, and impacts on Preliminary Agreement #1, and put these suggestions in the Working Document at:
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1gX1N8d3qoktbniRmfGE4-8Un9dPavIKQ3IZYaoe9b0E/edit__;!!PtGJab4!6lqXMHrkgFDbZYoJluxIXU-iDUjzBh52NeSc42zf-Y58tHzAlG1DH7iMbNmd6i9MZCs4fSk58bGkpMfmDnd8aH3WTP0E2kLYEvKI$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gX1N8d3qoktbniRmfGE4-8Un9dPavIKQ3IZYaoe9b0E/edit__;!!PtGJab4!6lqXMHrkgFDbZYoJluxIXU-iDUjzBh52NeSc42zf-Y58tHzAlG1DH7iMbNmd6i9MZCs4fSk58bGkpMfmDnd8aH3WTP0E2kLYEvKI$">
Preliminary Agreements [docs.google.com]</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ol>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Transfer Policy Review - Meeting #100</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Proposed Agenda</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">15 August 2023</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1. Welcome and Chair updates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Reminder that we have three meetings to conclude the discussions on bulk transfers.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Quite a few comments in the working document. Thanks to all who reviewed.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2. Continue discussion of <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1gX1N8d3qoktbniRmfGE4-8Un9dPavIKQ3IZYaoe9b0E/edit__;!!PtGJab4!6lqXMHrkgFDbZYoJluxIXU-iDUjzBh52NeSc42zf-Y58tHzAlG1DH7iMbNmd6i9MZCs4fSk58bGkpMfmDnd8aH3WTP0E2kLYEvKI$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gX1N8d3qoktbniRmfGE4-8Un9dPavIKQ3IZYaoe9b0E/edit__;!!PtGJab4!6lqXMHrkgFDbZYoJluxIXU-iDUjzBh52NeSc42zf-Y58tHzAlG1DH7iMbNmd6i9MZCs4fSk58bGkpMfmDnd8aH3WTP0E2kLYEvKI$">Preliminary
Agreements [docs.google.com]</a> from Charter Question i1 (Full Portfolio Transfers AKA Bulk Transfers) and Charter Question i2 (Change of Sponsorship AKA Partial Bulk Transfers) – See also attached slides, starting at #36<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">i1) In light of these challenges described in section 3.1.7.2 of the <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/final-issue-report-pdp-transfer-policy-review-12jan21-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!6lqXMHrkgFDbZYoJluxIXU-iDUjzBh52NeSc42zf-Y58tHzAlG1DH7iMbNmd6i9MZCs4fSk58bGkpMfmDnd8aH3WTP0E2v4caSRV$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/final-issue-report-pdp-transfer-policy-review-12jan21-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!6lqXMHrkgFDbZYoJluxIXU-iDUjzBh52NeSc42zf-Y58tHzAlG1DH7iMbNmd6i9MZCs4fSk58bGkpMfmDnd8aH3W">Final
Issue Report [gnso.icann.org]</a>, should the required fee in Section I.B.2 of the <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/transfer-policy-2016-06-01-en" title="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/transfer-policy-2016-06-01-en">Transfer Policy</a> be
revisited or removed in certain circumstances?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">i2) Should the scope of voluntary bulk transfers, including partial bulk transfers, be expanded and/or made uniform across all registry operators? If so, what types of
rules and</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<b>considerations should govern voluntary bulk transfers and partial bulk transfers?</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Preliminary Agreement #1:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Working Group recommends that Registry Operators MAY charge a fee to implement a
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">full domain name portfolio transfer*</span> from one ICANN-accredited registrar to another ICANN-accredited registrar. The Working Group recognizes that there may be instances where the Registry chooses to
waive this fee, such as cases where [a registrar is <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
involuntarily terminated</span> by ICANN org due to a compliance breach, non-responsiveness to renewal notices, etc.]<b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Discussion:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Highlighted text relates to comment received.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">First question, is highlighted text clear enough?<o:p></o:p></span>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Language is clear, but not who would invoice whom. That’s covered in another recommendation.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Would be more clear if we change ROs to RO (plural to singular).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Perhaps “portfolio” could be replaced by “the holdings of that registrar”.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Staff will endeavor to tighten the language.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Question: No indication of numbers. Is that on purpose? Answer: This is talking about the entire portfolio – could be any number but it
doesn’t matter.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Simply second sentence to change the comma to a period and strike the rest (delete examples).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Is it useful to provide the examples? Maybe in a footnote?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Best if we don’t mention involuntary (or voluntary) termination.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This applies to both voluntary and involuntary.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The chances of gaming are limited because there are three parties involved.
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
</li></ul>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ACTION ITEM: Re: Preliminary Agreement #1 – Staff to tighten the language including taking out the examples and putting them into the rationale.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Preliminary Agreement #4:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Due to the variable nature of the fee associated with full portfolio transfers, the Working Group recommends that Registry Operators MUST provide notice to registrars of any fees associated
with full portfolio transfers upon request and prior to the <s><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">completion</span></s><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"> initiation</span> of the full portfolio transfer. How Registry Operators
choose to provide notice of fees will be up to the Registry to decide, i.e., password protected portal, website, written notice, etc.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Discussion:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Suggested change: Removing “completion” and changing it to “initiation”. [WG agrees]<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Keep this separate from partial transfers.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">But if we have similar wording make sure the language is consistent.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Preliminary Agreement #5:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In the event a registry establishes a mandatory fee for full portfolio transfers, the Working Group recommends [the fee MUST NOT exceed $50,000 or $1 per domain name, whichever is less.]<b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Questions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Do we want to consider/anticipate portfolio transfers that cover multiple registries? For example, how to coordinate (separately? individually?),
how are fees determined, etc? Suggestions?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">One option for the fee would be to ensure that that all ROs are made whole, plus some type of administrative fee per RO for processing the
change of sponsorship?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Discussion:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bracketed language is a suggestion from staff and not agreed to by the WG.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WG should discuss whether fees should be included in the policy. Concern was about abuse if fee is not mentioned.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Is there a maximum?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">It shouldn’t be prohibitively expensive; cost recovery should be a goal, but this is a non-zero effort.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#232333">There are a lot more registries, a lot more registrars, a lot more domains in circulation now</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.
<span style="color:#232333">This is looking at setting the cap. 10,000 names is a lot different than 10 million names. You know that the practical registry work may not be extremely big technically but you know they still have to go through and make sure.</span><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#232333">The fees right now in real life don’t happen that much. Most of these registrars don't have portfolios that involve more
than 50,000 names at a particular TLD.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#232333">There could be 100K but it never reaches the threshold because it is split over 6 TLDs so there is no fee.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
When you transfer 40,000 names it's free. But when you transfer 50,000 it's all of a sudden $50,000. It seems arbitrary that there's a cut off that jumps from $0 to $50,000.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">These portfolio changes happen a lot. The only blocker here within the gTLD space is the huge fees and not a standardized process that is
applicable to all the TLDs.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This is about making sure the full portfolio transfer doesn’t get abused.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">History tells us this hasn’t really happened – is it more likely to? What about from the idea that there are 10 separate TLDs? There is
another dimension here. Maybe talking about a flat fee at all isn’t right, maybe $1 per X [domain name, etc.].<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">One of the other variable is a RO could be a 100 TLDs – could be a lot of different variables today. Need to worry about the ceiling, not
the floor.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Floor might be good to have – this is a non-trivial effort for a RO. Like the idea of a minimum and ceiling – minimum price and not to
exceed price.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Agreement #1 allows the RO to set a floor. Sounds like people agree a ceiling makes sense but not on how to determine the ceiling.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">May be some that are more complicated – such as .bank, .pharmacy, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">There are fees outside of the Registry too.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Think about it in terms of a $1 per domain name; have a fee based on the registrar’s portfolio size.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The WG likes the ceiling idea, but how to set the bound on the ceiling. How do we make this fair and equitable? Don’t know how you calculate
a ceiling without setting numbers.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Have both a floor and ceiling – if registrar’s portfolio is 50K names, then there is a charge of $1 per domain name spread across TLD operators
but no more than $50K. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Is there a domain number threshold?
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">How do you invoice that? Does ICANN get involved? Do we have to think about implementation.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Do we base the fee on the volume irrespective of the number of TLD operators.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Fee is based on the whole portfolio.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">How do you divide $50K between X TLD operators? Issue is who does the billing? ICANN?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If the fee is based on the registrar’s portfolio, this is a different orientation than we’ve considered. There’s going to have to be a
coordinating body – ICANN.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Makes sense for involuntary transfers – but don’t know we have to require ICANN to be involved for voluntary transfers.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Exploring some good scenarios. It does get very complex. One thing that is lost is to project manage this – to think about it wholistically;
would have to be ICANN.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sounds like the WG is agreeing that a ceiling is a good idea and Jim has a suggestion for how to consider this differently.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ACTION ITEM: Re: Preliminary Agreement #5 -- WG members to consider suggesting a floor and ceiling or other fee structure, whether fees should be included in the policy
or elsewhere, and impacts on Preliminary Agreement #1, and put these suggestions in the Working Document at:
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1gX1N8d3qoktbniRmfGE4-8Un9dPavIKQ3IZYaoe9b0E/edit__;!!PtGJab4!6lqXMHrkgFDbZYoJluxIXU-iDUjzBh52NeSc42zf-Y58tHzAlG1DH7iMbNmd6i9MZCs4fSk58bGkpMfmDnd8aH3WTP0E2kLYEvKI$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gX1N8d3qoktbniRmfGE4-8Un9dPavIKQ3IZYaoe9b0E/edit__;!!PtGJab4!6lqXMHrkgFDbZYoJluxIXU-iDUjzBh52NeSc42zf-Y58tHzAlG1DH7iMbNmd6i9MZCs4fSk58bGkpMfmDnd8aH3WTP0E2kLYEvKI$">
Preliminary Agreements [docs.google.com]</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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