[NA-Discuss] Financial Contribution & Assessment of Dues

[RJGlass | America@Large]

I agree John.

When we applied for ALS status, we agreed that we wouldn't depend on ICANN
support.  We don't plan on asking for support, but if ICANN wants to
accomplish its mission, it would onlly be reasonable that they would want to
support the ALSs.  Personally, I'm hoping to get some ideas from the next
meeting, while meeting y'all, where my organization could possibly survive
the coming years.  I spend about $500/year from my own pocket just keeping
us afloat.  The fact is, that the ALSs need financial support, whether from
membership, sponsors, or ICANN; and only seems logical that ICANN would want
to support them - unless this is only meant to be another failed experiment.

However, if I'm reading this post right, having the RALO support ICANN is
going backwards.  It is apparent that ICANN now has enough funds to operate
like a real organization, and should appropriate funds for these matters.

-Randy Glass
A at L


On 6/13/07, John L <johnl at iecc.com> wrote:
>
> > May I ask why the NARALO is not agreeing to make a
> > financial contribution to ICANN as do other
> > organizations?
>
> I believe that most if not all of the ccTLD agreements include a voluntary
> contribution from the ccTLD, typically a nominal number like the
> Salvadorian one.  Honestly, I don't know why they bother, since the
> accounting for a $500 contribution will probably cost close to $500, and
> with the doubling and soon tripling of the per-registration fee, ICANN's
> registry income is heading towards $75M per year so it's not like they
> need the money.
>
> As far as I know, none of the other RALOs pay anything either.  Since the
> point of the RALO is to provide legitimacy to ICANN, it sems reasonable
> for ICANN to support it.
>
> Regards,
> John Levine, johnl at iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for
> Dummies",
> Information Superhighwayman wanna-be, http://www.johnlevine.com, ex-Mayor
> "More Wiener schnitzel, please", said Tom, revealingly.
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