Re: [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] Re: Bundled pricing proposed language

[Eric Brunner-Williams <ebw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard,
On 9/1/10 6:40 PM, Richard Tindal wrote:
> As I understand this language it says, for example, Verisign would get
> a reduction in application fees when it applies for multiple, IDN
> versions of .COM.
>
> As another example, I happen to be a well funded applicant. If I apply
> for the TLD strings .NEWS and also .NOTICIAS ('news' in Spanish) I
> will pay a lower fee than someone who applied for .NOTICIAS only -
> even though I am competing with that person.
>
> Do I understand the language correctly?
That was how I read the language.

Earlier I wrote:

"First ... [issue raised more than once elsewhere] ... I also don't 
think that an application for a string intending to serve a minority 
language community and one or more additional strings, in another 
minority language or a majority language, should receive the same 
terms and conditions as applications having no material need but 
seeking pricing discounts such as a "bundle" of associated applications."
and

"Second, the response to material need, and linguistic need, is not 
limited to bundling second and subsequent strings, but should apply to 
single applications for single strings."
Eric