[ncdnhc-discuss] ICANN lays out draft .org bidding schedule, sets tentative applic ation fee at US $35 000

[Chris Chiu]

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has established a
"target schedule for requesting, receiving, and evaluating applications to
succeed VeriSign, Inc., as the registry operator for the .org top-level
domain." Under this scheme, Request for Proposal (RFP) materials will be
released on May 1, 2002 for Names Council comment and for applicants to
begin working on their proposals. The Board expects to select a winner in
late August 2002. In addition, ICANN plans to charge an application fee,
tentatively set at US $35 000; ICANN's Board of Directors "the Board will
finally establish the examination fee (which will not exceed the tentative
fee) at its meeting to be held in Bucharest, Romania, on 28 June 2002." The
organization claims that rebates will be given out "if the final examination
fee is less than the US$35 000 tentative examination fee."

See
http://www.internetdemocracyproject.org/#highlights

Sincerely,
Christopher Chiu
Global Internet Liberty Campaign Organizer
American Civil Liberties Union