[SubPro-IRT] [Ext] Re: RSP fee

Tue May 28 09:09:38 UTC 2024

Thank you.

I loves me a good analogy, because that is the style I use a lot.  I got a
little confused in the bus/chicken as to how to represent the fees when
asked by folks less close to our ICANN world who are not following things
closely like us.

The main 2 questions on the next round that I field are, "how much? / when
can I apply?"

[If I had a nickel for how often I am asked those two specific
questions.... ]

For the "how much?" question, I find laying it out clearly works best, and
doing so with worst case scenario amounts, so that they can obtain budget
approvals or raise funding as needed.

@Marika Konings <marika.konings at icann.org> can you confirm...
Related to the application pricing, it sounds like ... well, I think you
are saying that a new entrant TLD applicant with a new platform should
budget for an additional 92k above their (estimated) 250k fee, or an
estimated 342k. This number might improve (give or take some refundable
differences in the event of as of yet to be measured volume).

Is that accurate?

I always caveat these figures are estimates and identify them as being
finalized closer to October when communicating them, but I try to keep
folks up to date on what to expect.

-Jothan

On Tue, May 28, 2024, 1:21 AM Marika Konings <marika.konings at icann.org>
wrote:

> Thanks, Jothan for that question. When we present the gTLD evaluation fee,
> we plan to show the savings that were made compared to 2012, but also the
> additional costs that need to be factored in (e.g. inflation, new
> evaluations). However, as indicated yesterday, comparing the costs for
> technical evaluation from the 2012 round is not identical to the RSP
> program so you will not see a reduction of 92K. Some have referenced the
> evaluation costs that were part of the 2012 fee, but it is important to
> remember that those just represent the external expenses. Other costs, such
> as staff support, implementation, etc. were included in other buckets that
> made up the 2012 evaluation fee.
>
>
>
> As I know Lars likes using the car analogy, maybe this is a way of looking
> at it: in 2012, technical evaluation paid for a seat on a very big bus
> which included a lot of other evaluations and aspects of the program. Per
> the SubPro recommendations, for the next round technical evaluation was
> taken off that bus and had to get its own. As part of that, it is not only
> the costs of the seat that needs to be covered, but also the new bus, the
> insurance, gas (e.g. RSP system development, RSP handbook, system
> maintenance, staff support). As said previously, comparing technical
> evaluation of the 2012 round with RSP is comparing apples to oranges, but
> bringing in MSA is like comparing it with chickens because that is part of
> ICANN’s operations which is structured and funded in a very different way
> compared to the next round.
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> As indicated, the team will be sharing more details on the RSP budget so
> that will hopefully provide some further insight into the different parts
> that comprise the development, implementation and running of RSP and for
> which the costs need to be recuperated per the policy recommendations.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> Marika
>
>
>
> *From: *Jothan Frakes <jothan at jothan.com>
> *Date: *Monday, 27 May 2024 at 18:31
> *To: *Marika Konings <marika.konings at icann.org>
> *Cc: *Rubens Kuhl <rubensk at nic.br>, "subpro-irt at icann.org" <
> subpro-irt at icann.org>
> *Subject: *[Ext] Re: [SubPro-IRT] RSP fee
>
>
>
> Hi Marika
>
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>
> I realize we are still expecting some reveals on the pricing for an
> applicant, but wanted to ask a clarifying question.
>
>
>
> Is the anticipation that this $92,000 RSP fee would reduce the application
> fee (ie, est 250k - 92k = est 158k), or is this $92k on top of the est
> $250k such that a new entrant would be needing to contrast the 2012 round
> $185k all-inclusive against an estimated $342k all-inclusive?
>
>
>
> -Jothan
>
>
> Jothan Frakes
> Tel: +1.206-355-0230
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> On Sun, May 26, 2024 at 11:20 PM Marika Konings <marika.konings at icann.org>
> wrote:
>
> All, as my US colleagues are out today for a US holiday, I thought I would
> jump in to try and avoid any confusion. The link that Rubens shared is NOT
> the cost estimate from the 2012 round but for a Material Subcontracting
> Arrangement (MSA) change. This is an ad-hoc, individual request review. My
> understanding is that the estimated costs of technical evaluation in 2012
> were between $40,000 and $50,000 per application (not per RSP). Regardless,
> as Gustavo also pointed out on the call, focusing on the difference between
> 2012 and RSP is to a certain degree comparing apples to pears as per the
> SubPro recommendations, a separate program has now been created with its
> own application system as well as RST 2.0, that will evaluate RSPs only
> once. Gustavo and team will be sharing more details on the cost breakdown
> of implementing and running RSP as requested by the IRT, but as a reminder,
> per policy recommendation 6.8, the program is expected to be cost recovery
> with those seeking evaluation funding RSP.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> Marika
>
>
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> *From: *SubPro-IRT <subpro-irt-bounces at icann.org> on behalf of Rubens
> Kuhl via SubPro-IRT <subpro-irt at icann.org>
> *Reply-To: *Rubens Kuhl <rubensk at nic.br>
> *Date: *Sunday, 26 May 2024 at 21:18
> *To: *"subpro-irt at icann.org" <subpro-irt at icann.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [SubPro-IRT] RSP fee
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> Em 26 de mai. de 2024, à(s) 14:26, Hickson, Nigel (DSIT) <
> nigel.hickson at dsit.gov.uk> escreveu:
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> Rubens
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>
> Good morning; like yourself I was on IRT Call when this came up, but had
> not appreciated what the cost in 2012 round was; this is indeed a
> significant increase.  I am sure the GAC will be very concerned as to how
> this impacts applications from underserved regions.
>
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> Hi Nigel.
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>
>
> Note that this does not applied only in 2012(actually 2014 since this is
> only charged when a gTLD changes RSPs); this is 2024 current fee to be an
> RSP for 2012 gTLDs. Org can’t blame inflation on this one, since it’s a
> comparison of current fees.
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> Rubens
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