Local cost related to running a TLD

[Marc Perkel]

If you are using the registry privately there is no cost. You can create
a TLD by adding a few lines to your naned.conf file. Being a TLD is
technically trivial if it's not connected to registrars.

Rafik Dammak wrote:
> the argument was if you cannot have the money for fees so how can you
> run a registry.
> the cost recovery is still high and unclear.
>
> Rafik
>
> 2010/3/19 Jorge Amodio <jmamodio at gmail.com <mailto:jmamodio at gmail.com>>
>
>     > - to show that cost for running registry regarding appropriate
>     requirement
>     > is really low and don't correspond to what Kurt is arguing as
>     cost-recovery
>     > etc
>
>     The issue is that the recovery cost as the based for the application
>     fee it is not based on whatever the cost of running the registry is,
>     perhaps Kurt's argument that $185K compared to the cost of running a
>     registry is a minimal amount is not 100% correct.
>
>     As far as I know the recovery cost is based on the costs associated
>     with the evaluation of a string application for a new gTLD and as I
>     mentioned before the bill does not stop at $185K, if you have to go to
>     an extended evaluation or dispute you may have to add another
>     $50-$150K to the final tab.
>
>     Regards
>     Jorge
>
>
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