Re: [gnso-acc-sgb] Blended proposal

[Ross Rader <ross@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Palmer Hamilton wrote:
>  
> First, MasterCard and Visa are run by banks.  The banks that issue the
> cards will have access.  So, it does cover credit cards.  In other
> words, it have the coverage you imply you would like.

So any entity owned or controlled by a chartered bank would have these 
privileges? If yes, the proposal becomes even more problematic due to 
regulatory issue.

> Second, as far as cost, I would ask that you read the proposal.  When
> you do, you will see that participation in the process would be
> voluntary and that the regulators and the affected banks would not bear
> this cost. Thus, it is unclear to me the basis of your statement that
> the cost would be borne by the registrars and registrants?

The data, etc. to populate the system you propose will not magically 
appear. To the extent that registrars are involved in populating this 
data, there will be costs. Are you proposing to purchase the data at 
market rates in order to ensure a proper allocation of costs?

-ross