Re: [soac-mapo] Note of GAC position on paying for objections

[Evan Leibovitch <evan@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Richard,

On 8 September 2010 14:16, Richard Tindal <richardtindal@xxxxxx> wrote:


> To your very last point.  The DAG4 does have a 'Consolidation of
> Objections' provision (3.2.2) in which DRSPs are encouraged to consolidate
> like objections.   I think staff included this in response to concerns
> raised by ALAC and others,  as well as a general efficiency measure.
>


I was aware of that change in the last DAG.

It did appear to serve as a halfway measure. However, a consolidated large
objection, with many well-crafted similar-but-different grounds for an
applicant to address, still serves as an artificial barrier. In ALAC WG
discussions we also perceived many ways in which the process -- even with
the consolidation taken into effect -- could be fairly easy to game. So we
not have much faith in its value to deter a determined DoS attempt.

- Evan