[registrars] Issue with icann budget model

[Bhavin Turakhia]

One of the issues I had discussing with Kurt about the new budget is an
issue in the new proposed model

In the new model a 25 cents transaction fee for every transaction.

However this brings up two issues

* what happens to domains deleted in the add grace / renewal grace /
transfer grace period. All those transactions MUST not count. Icann has yet
to issue clarity on that

* what happens to domains in auto-renew period. The renew transaction charge
CANNOT be applied to a registrar unless the auto-renew period is over and
the domain is still with the registrar. Or else there will be issues like
the domain will get transferred away to another registrar and the older one
will have to bear an unnecessary charge. Also if the domain is deleted
within auto-renew the charge would not apply

It is important for us to ensure that ICANN and the registries are clear
about the charging model in their calculations so as to prevent issues where
registrars get charged for domains that are not eventually renewed or are
deleted



Best Regards
Bhavin Turakhia
Founder, CEO and Chairman
DirectI
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