Suggested Comment - ICANN Reserve Fund

[Carlos Raul Gutierrez]

Dear Ayden,

thanks a lot for this excellent draft, which by the way updated me and gave
me a very good picture of the whole discussion.

Based on my own experience, ICANN high dependency on a stream of fees
directly related to the size of the DNS market is a problem of capture in
waiting. Most entities that deal with such dynamic markets (I'm no going to
use the word) tend to prefer vaccinate themselves from the illusion of an
endless source of income, by developing a cost based budget first, and
justifying every year its budget to the providers of income, instead of
defending a TAX or cut of their business.

My humble suggestion is that within your suggestion that the Board would
think a little bit harder about this issue, we include the general notion
of a cost based budgeting system, as an important step to reduce the risk
of inflated expectations about the growth potential of the DNS market of
the present tax based system. Some new gTLDs are not sustainable under the
present cost structure of the ICANN Corporation, and it would be a pity to
limit the innovation and openness of the DNS just because its structure is
so expensive to maintain.

Thanks again for your work and considering my ideas.



Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
ISOC Costa Rica Chapter
skype carlos.raulg
+506 8837 7176
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On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 2:28 PM, Ayden Férdeline <icann at ferdeline.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have drafted a response on behalf of the NCSG regarding ICANN's Reserve
> Fund. The call for public comments and supporting documentation can be found
> here <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/reserve-fund-2017-10-12-en>.
> The proposed comment that I have drafted is on Google Docs here
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WJICv5BgHyBIo_o3twOkK0BZDyALIvZYjKXiY5s3RgI/edit?usp=sharing>.
> This is a rough draft; your comments will be instrumental in shaping the
> final version, if the NCSG choses to submit one. But for now I welcome your
> constructive edits to the text. Thank you.
>
> —Ayden
>
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