[ncdnhc-discuss] Payment

[Carlos Vera]

200 USD is 8 years of 25 USD...!!!

Maintenance and other costs are very high.

Carlos Vera Quintana

Jeff Williams wrote:

> Kathy and all,
>
> KathrynKL at aol.com wrote:
>
> >   This payment situation is troubling.  The intent was never, of
> > course, to
> > make anyone pay for banking transfers, wire transfers, etc (with their
> >
> > overhead of $50-$75).   I have checked with ACM, which provides
> > discounted
> > fees to members in developing countries, and most people use credit
> > cards.
>
>   Indeed it is troubling but unnecessarily so.  There are several
> methods
> to do wire transfers without incurring such high fees for international
> transfers in mow countries.  One method that I use regularly is
> to set yourself up a Treasury ADR account with a small amount of
> money in it (say $200.00 US or so other currencies of course
> that are exchange currencies are of course welcome.  For europeans
> I would suggest using the now preferred Euro).  You can contact
> your local embassy or if you are a US citizen living abroad as well
> as a non-us citizen, you may contact the treasury representative,
> or commerce representative to effect this.  Than transfers of this
> sort to recognized international banks and accounts can be effected
> for a nominal fee ( 3 - 15 $ US in every case that I am aware of )
> Another method is a international brokerage account, which I also
> use frequently as well.  Again you will need to establish this account
> and minimums vary from as little as $200.00 US or equivalent to
> $10,000.00 depending of the firm's requirements.
>
> >
> >
> > We now have representatives from many countries attending our NCC and
> > the
> > ICANN meetings worldwide.  I assume that everyone is using credit
> > cards for
> > the airline tickets, hotel payments, etc.
>
>   I doubt that everyone or even a majority of those outside the US are
> using credit cards for their expenses, Kathy.
>
> >  Is it possible for an individual
> > member to receive the $25. in local funds, and then go ahead and pay
> > the fee
> > on a personal credit card?
>
>   It should be if there is a Transit and account number as well as a
> address.
>
> >  Another option might be travelers checks in US
> > currency.  Possible?
>
>   Yes this should be possible in most countries.
>
> >
> >
> > Since everyone seems to believe that the $25.00 is doable, then this
> > is a
> > logistical problem I am sure we can solve.
>
>   See some solutions I mentioned above.  Travelers checks are also
> a good option as well and are expectable in most countries.
>
>   Personal Note of Interest:  I am amazed that vany or any other
> international traveler with a passport does not have much of this
> information memorized and knows the different ways in which this
> can be accomplished at a very low cost!
>
> >
> >
> > regards, kathy kleiman
> > acm-igp
> >
> >
> > > For many people in developing countries are expensive to be able to
> > send
> > > $25.00 in a timely manner.
> > >
> > > A banking transfer can cost from $50.00-$75.00 plus the amount to
> > send
> > > which, in this case is $25.00.
> > > A wire transfer also can cost from $25.00.
> > >
> > > Credit Card (Visa, Master Card, American Express...) is more
> > feasible.
> > > However, still there will be some that are not able to make payment
> > by
> > > credit card because are not international, or because simply they
> > don't
> > > have credit card.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
> Regards,
> --
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