[bc-gnso] existing BC position on batching

[Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In our preparation for tomorrow's public forum topic on gTLD Implementation 
issues, here's the BC's existing position on batching:

See below and on Page 3 of the document at
 
http://www.bizconst.org/Positions-Statements/BC+on+Final+App+Guidebook+May+2011+v3.pdf

As to the composition of the first batch, the BC recommends that it include a 
substantial proportion of community-based applications. It is a long-standing 
position of the BC that name space expansion should create added-value. Where 
there is added-value there will be genuine user demand – not just defensive 
registrations—and expansion will enhance choice and competition in the global 
public interest. In a global market economy, added-value means differentiation 
from other gTLDs while providing competition for existing gTLDs.