"Applicants to become CORE registrars must submit a check for US$10,000 with their
application, which will be reviewed by the accounting firm of ARTHUR ANDERSEN. Once
accepted, applicants must sign the gTLD-MoU and also remit to CORE organizational
fees equal to those submitted by existing CORE members from January 1998 to the official
entry date of the new member into CORE.  For example, an applicant approved
on September 15 would remit eight    months of organizational fees totalling
approximately US$10,500. If ARTHUR ANDERSEN determines the applicant doesn’t meet
the criteria, the deposit will be returned, minus a processing fee not to exceed
US$1,000."                   
  
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