2nd Review on DRAFT Final REPORT - Recommendations for Fast Track by IAS

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2nd Review on
Draft Final Report
Recommendations for Fast Track
By Imran Ahmed Shah

23 June 2008

With reference to the Draft Final Report and my previous comments, I would like 
to point out disadvantage of a Fast Track to Introduce limited numbers of IDN 
ccTLDs:

It has been a common practice with ICANN that the total cost of the issuance of 
new TLDs (from the Policy development to the configuration with root servers 
for new TLD + the cost of all  meeting held in this regards), is divided on to 
the expected number of applicants and that is fixed as a Non-refund able fee of 
Application for TLD.

If the same practice is followed for a limited numbers of ccTLD introduction 
through a Fast Track, the total cost will be divided by this limited numbers of 
IDN ccTLD quantity and will be fixed as Application Fee. This will make the 
cost of first IDN ccTLD very much high. 

There are about 250 Territories listed with in ISO3166-1, which may need to 
obtain their separate identity with IDN ccTLD and about 200 out of them will be 
able to fulfill the requirements by the end of Year 2009. But right now if the 
Fast Track is launched for about 25 IDN ccTLD's (to use the meaning of limited 
quantity) the total cost which could be divided into approx. 400 applicants for 
main 200 IDN ccTLD that will be divided into about 50 expected applicants for 
short listed 25 IDN ccTLD's. It mean that the cost of the Fast Track may cost 
about 8 times high in fact.

Proposed Solutions:

Option 1:
It is proposed that the Fast Track may please be delayed until the preparation 
of all 200 territories for this task.

Option 2:
2nd option is proposed to divide this Fast Track onto 4 parts. 
Fast Track 1, 
Fast Track 2,
Fast Track 3,
Fast Track 4.
And these Fast Tracks may be launched for 50 ccTLDs each time with occurrence 
after each 6 months.
So the cost will be divided onto pro-rata basis.
   
Option 3:
3rd option is proposed to divide the all current + 2 year expense of the 
introduction of all 200 IDN ccTLD at initial stage and expected applicants 
during 2 year for all 200 IDN ccTLDs and this cost may be charged from the 
applicants. This final low cost will be charged during this Fast Track and same 
cost will be charged from the applicants of future IDN ccTLDs..

Note: Please also refer to the public.icann.org for my previous proposal for 
the fee structure and its division with in 3 parts.

The consideration of the above 4 proposals will make the equal distribution of 
cost among all applicants with out any objection and transparently.

Best Regards

Imran Ahmed Shah

0092 300 4130 617



Imran Ahmed Shah wrote:
> Review on 
>  DRAFT Final REPORT 
>  Recommendations for Fast Track 
>  by Imran Ahmed Shah 
>    
>  Dear Sir,  
>  Please find herewith some review and comments on the above subject of "DRAFT 
> Final REPORT - Recommendations for Fast Track". 
>    
>  I think to day is the last day of acceptance of reviews, however I hope that 
> this review will be considered positively. 
>    
>  Thanking you and Best Regards 
>    
>  Imran Ahmed Shah 
>  Advisor to Urdu Internet Council 
>    
>  Leading Groups:  
>  WebSphere User Group of Pakistan 
>  Pakistan Tivoli User Group 
>  Pakistan Rational User Group 
>    
>  Contact No: +92-300-4130617 
>  imran.shah@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
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