Re: [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] Q&A - RyC and JAS WG - PLEASE REVIEW by Friday May 20

[Evan Leibovitch <evan@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 18 May 2011 08:59, Elaine Pruis <elaine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Nearly a year ago the staggered fee schedule was discussed as an inverse of
> the refund schedule:
>

This issue was actually advanced well before that; staggered fees for
applicants instead of a refund scheme was advanced in the statement of the
At-Large 
Summit<http://www.atlarge.icann.org/summit/wg/new-gtld-statement-en.htm>back
in March 2009, and has been standing ALAC policy advice since then.

Having been ignored by ICANN staff (without rationale, I might add) as a
recommendation for general practice, the idea of staggered fees has
resurfaced as something that could at least be done for applicants for whom
the move could lower real barriers to entry.

- Evan