21
Jun/11
Where the $185k TLD Application Fee Goes
I backed out these numbers from the ICANN draft 2012 budget. ICANN anticipates 500 applications at $185k per. ICANN is supposed to handle them on a ‘cost neutral’ basis. The $185k will allocated as follows:
50% ($93k) on processing the applications over two years
15% ($28k) on recapturing historical expenses in developing the new TLD program (which program has been kicking around since 2005)
35% ($65k) set aside for ‘new gTLD risk.’ I assume this means litigation and costs associated with protests (recall the lawsuits and uproar associated with ICANN’s eventual approval of .xxx).
What precent do you figure is the “keep spammers out” fee?