[pdp-pcceg-feb06] Re: Feb PDP06 and renewal expectancy

["Milton Mueller" <Mueller@xxxxxxx>]

>>> Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx> 12/6/2006 1:50 PM >>>
>I continue to have concerns regarding the .pro
>registry which performs in accordance with its
>contract criteria, yet fails to achieve even a modest
>amount of registrations (I think that all sponsored

So? ICANN's job is to coordiante the root zone, not to ensure the
success of any particuilar registry. A Rebid on that basis is way out of
scope, making it not only a regulator of the registry but responsible
for its performance in ways that don't even badly impact consumers.  

Let ICANN concentrate on doing the few things it is supposed to do. It
seems to have enough trouble with that. 

>I would also point out that ICANN has previously used
>an "assignment process" to transfer .pro from
>RegistryPro to Hostway (and I am not keen on seeing a
>repetition of that process -- I would favor a re-bid
>mechanism in such circumstances).

This position seems to be motivated more by "finding business
opportunities" for certain TLD-deprived registrars than it is by either
ICANN's mission or by anything that relates to NCUC positions or
interests.