"to develop a sustainable approach to applicants in applying for and operating new gTLDs"

[Carlos A. Afonso]

Ditto.

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On 21/03/2010, at 18:10, Milton L Mueller <mueller at SYR.EDU> wrote:

> Norbert hit the nail on the head here.
> I reiterate my belief that the application fee and obligations
> imposed by ICANN are more about limiting entry for various political
> reasons than anything else.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> I do not think it is mainly a question of "dis-advantaged entities"
>> - it
>> is a question of (1) how the "basic set of obligations" is defined,
>> and
>> (2) in which economic context. If it is expensive to fulfill the
>> obligations in Japan and the USA, that does not prove they cannot be
>> fulfilled in another context.
>>