[gnso-vi-feb10] Niche TLDs

["Roberto Gaetano" <roberto@xxxxxxxxx>]

The theme is the following:
Under which circumstances would people feel safe in allowing vertical
integration for a TLD that serves a small community, like a cultural,
linguistic, geographic community?

Let me start.
*       There should be declared criteria to delimit the community, and
adherence to these criteria will be audited by ICANN.
*       The registry will be operated as a non profit for the benefit of the
community.
*       There is a maximum number of SLDs, passed which the registry loses
its "niche" status..

The point is that if a registry does fulfill these requirements, they will
be granted an exception, and will be allowed to operate without giving equal
access to all registrars.

There might be interesting questions, like:
*       Will they be allowed to use the services of one registrar, selected
by them, or not?
*       What is the maximum number opf names under the TLD?

Cheers,
Roberto