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Looks like an application to apply is $185K, takes 4 months to process, and around a year to get approved. Not including costs for any legal or infrastructure n
by timthimmaiah 13y ago
Looks like an application to apply is $185K, takes 4 months to process, and around a year to get approved. Not including costs for any legal or infrastructure needed to support your gTLD.
- dsl 13y agoTotal upfront costs are a little over a million from the applicants I have talked to. The entire scheme benefits squatters (who register .shoes, .bacon, and 50 others) over legitimate users (who will get only say, .fedex). Once you Spend ~$800k in base costs (registry software, DNS infrastructure, etc), you just tack on an extra $200k for each extra name you want.
- icebraining 13y agoBut will the ICANN accept those kinds of TLDs?
- duskwuff 13y agoSo far, unfortunately, they've shown no sign of rejecting them.
- timthimmaiah 13y agoPretty much the question is: Who is the richest troll ever?
- frogcoder 13y agoICANN