Comment on: RSTEP Report on GNR Proposal

[Karl Auerbach <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ICANN should take no action on any changes, not matter the merit or lack of 
merit of those changes, to any contracts between ICANN and those TLD operators 
who were selected in year 2000 or later until such time that ICANN completes 
the acceptance process for the 40 groups who applied in year 2000 but whose 
applications are still pending.

To do otherwise is unfair to those 40 applicants, who between them, paid 
$2,000,000 to ICANN and who have been subsequently informed that their 
applications were not rejected but are still pending.

ICANN has fully accepted that $2,000,000 dollars.  That money was not held in 
any accounting category that was subject to any contingency - yet ICANN has 
not yet delivered on its promise to fully and fairly deal with those applicants.

                --karl--
                Karl Auerbach