[AusNOG] So ICANN approved generic TLDs

[Mark Smith]

On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:57:45 +1000
Shaun Deans <shaun at kadeo.com.au> wrote:

> I thought that and read the “Application Guide” its 185K “Application Fee”
> 

Overlooking the amount, I think a flat fee was a mistake. That basically
means that companies+ in poorer parts of the world are going to be
excluded from purchasing because the real cost to them is so much more
for them than in 1st world countries. Then again, with all the
continuing GFC shenanigans, all the world currencies might be far more
equal in the near future - even ours. It's a bit hard to believe that
China isn't going to suffer from an economic downturn caused by excess
housing when you look at these slides of cities full of nobody.

http://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-ghost-cities-2011-5


+individuals, non-profits and governments are unlikely to buy I think,
although it could be the ultimate vanity domain. Perhaps we should pool
all our money and buy .billgates ?

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> *From:* ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:
> ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] *On Behalf Of *Peter Tiggerdine
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 21 June 2011 11:58 PM
> *To:* Mark Smith
> *Cc:* ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> *Subject:* Re: [AusNOG] So ICANN approved generic TLDs
> 
> 
> 
> Is it me or is ICANN running of ways to make money? I bet you're own gTLD
> comes at pretty penny..
> 
> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 9:41 PM, Mark Smith <
> nanog at 85d5b20a518b8f6864949bd940457dc124746ddc.nosense.org> wrote:
> 
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> http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-20jun11-en.htm
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