[registrars] Power of ORG

[Todd Han]

Just wondering if the Registrar Constituency has a position on registrar domain pricing? What I am concerned about is that some central registries give volume discounts to the big registrars, pricing out the small registrars.

It has already happened several times. The latest is the Power of Org. Also, dot Mobi has tiered pricing based on volume. CC and TV have different prices depending on volume. I seem to remember US also had bulk discounts. Most of these programs require such a high monthly registration requirement that probably only the top 20 registrars in the world can benefit from them. That leaves the rest of the several hundred active registrars out in the cold.

As a small registrar, I am very concerned about this trend. Any feedback or thoughts are appreciated.

Todd Han
Dynadot

> You mean like .mobi and others do?
> I definitely do not think it is fair and am quite saddened that a 
> respectable not for profit company like PIR should take this step.
> 
> Best,
> Helen
> Dotalliance Inc.
> www.dotalliance.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Todd Han" <todd at dynadot.com>
> To: <registrars at gnso.icann.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 6:16 PM
> Subject: [registrars] Power of ORG
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> > Just wondering what people thought of the new "Power of ORG" promotion. 
> > PIR is giving a rebate if you register 55,000 or more domains per month. 
> > Clearly this is a promotion that only benefits the largest registrars. Do 
> > people think this is fair?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Todd Han
> > Dynadot
> > 
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