Re: [pdp-pcceg-feb06] comments on expert advice

[Mawaki Chango <ki_chango@xxxxxxxxx>]

All,

here are further inputs re the questions about which we might seek
expert advice; I roughly mentioned some of them during our meeting in
Marrakesh. (Unfortunately, I threw away the hard copy of the report I
annotated at that time and have to do this all over again.)

ToR-1: Registry Agreement Renewal

Exploring the range of the various renewal standards possible in
comparable or related industries: What are the existing standards,
the (best) practices? BC's statement points out the relevance of
having "different renewal qualifications for sponsored TLDs" and more
generally, based on the differences in characteristics of the
registries. We may be able (or may need expert advice) to clarify,
beyond the labels used by ICANN to name the different types of
registries, how truly different registries do we have in terms of
different business models, economics and policy.

Presumptive renewal: Is it possible to reconciliate this option with
the objective of continuously ensuring that registries will do their
best to provide the best service at the best price possible for the
end user? Are there any instruments and practices to achieve this?

No presumptive renewal: It would be good to clearly document the case
of .net rebid mentioned by BC with regard to this issue. Are there
practices and procedures that are, or can be, generalizable and
institutionalized to ensure the rebid process provide the opportunity
to improve the registry services without necessarily taking from them
the agreement (unless there are crime, breach of contract, repeated
failure, etc.)? What are the shortcomings of that type of rebid (any
secondary effects?), do the advantages outweigh those? How credible
such process will be if it becomes a common practice in the
ICANN/registry industry?

BC, p.20: "renewal in these [other] industries arises because the
involve capital-intensive investments in very long-life assets and
often include high licensing or authorization fees [...], which is
not the case with gTLD registries."
We may need expert material (or advice) of comparative study of the
TLD industry with other ICT industries: - structure of the industry;
- level of investment; - cost-benefit analysis including analysis of
return on investment, etc.

***
I thought I would be able to carry on with the ToR-3 (Price
controls), but I unfortunately have to stop here for now.
 
Liz, thank you for the overview on the expert materials; I wish I had
the time to go into detail at least of the Singapore procedures that
look very rich. Also my apologies if we haven't been able to follow
up on every single point that we discussed inside and outside the TF
meeting in Marrakesh (Milton hasn't been much available since, both
because he first was too busy and then, and still, on vacation).

Best regards,

Mawaki



--- Mawaki Chango <ki_chango@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I don't think the dialogue with the experts should be directly on
> the
> TORs, or on each TOR. We do need subquestions - more specific
> questions under the relevant TOR we think we need that consultation
> on. I might post later on one or two of those possible
> sub-questions.
> 
> Mawaki
>