Re: [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] status of COI costing (was: WG Scope?)

[Richard Tindal <richardtindal@xxxxxx>]

Hi Eric

The five 'critical registry functions' that must be covered by the COI
seem quite clearly defined at Q50 of the Application.

On what basis do others think its broader than what Q50 says?

Richard


On Jun 28, 2011, at 12:47 AM, ebw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> 
> Evan, Avri,
> 
> I believe the GAC communique contains a recommendation that a third form of
> meeting the COI obligation be added to the the two forms of COI obligation
> contained in DAGv5.
> 
> If so, and if this recommendation is acted upon, then applicants may be
> able to designate the successor operator(s), upon the triggering of a
> continuity condition, rather than the contractual counter-party (ICANN).
> 
> Additionally, if so, and again, if this recommendation is acted upon, then
> applicants may be able to share the underlying service, reducing the cost
> of the instrument to the sharing applicants. This is what we've discussed
> in the JAS WG as "rsk pool" or "insurance", though I don't believe we've
> yet had a consensus test as a working group on any aspect of the COI.
> 
> Still undetermined, as far as I know, are the specific services that are
> to be continued, and hence the realistic cost estimate the applicants
> must provide as the basis for their choice and cost of instrument. In
> brief, some assert that the functions of "continuity" are a large subset
> of all registry operational functions, others, and I fall into this camp,
> assert that the functions of "continuity" are a small subset of all
> registry operational functions.
> 
> It is possible that the admission criteria for assistance, enumerated in
> MR2, may be relevant to Staff's concerns about continuity, and so a form
> of support, independent of the GAC recommendation, may arise in the COI
> requirement for qualified applicants.
> 
> I don't expect a firm answer to this before the Dakar meeting, simply
> because the involved parties are ICANN Legal, ICANN's registry liaison
> (staff transition), the New gTLD Program manager, the GAC and also ALAC,
> and possibly the two names Supporting Organizations.
> 
> Eric