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LOS ANGELES
CAITLIN TUBERGEN
Registrar Services
SINGAPORE
HOWARD LI
BOSTON
MIKE ZUPKE
WASHINGTON D.C.
AMY BIVINS
4
ISTANBUL
DANIELLE ANDELA
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• Reputation
• Registry access
• Participation at ICANN
(Registrar Stakeholder Group)
• ICANN outreach & educational events
Benefits
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• Fees
• Compliance obligations
• Contract & account funding required per TLD
• Reseller pricing can be very competitive
• US $500,000 Commercial General Liability
(CGL) insurance policy required
Considerations
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Considerations: new requirements
• CEO compliance certification
• 24x7 abuse compliant handling
• Data validation & verification
• Enhanced data retention
• Proxy accreditation program
• Reseller agreements & enforcement
• Registrant benefits & responsibilities
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• Business plan (qualifications, staff)
• Operational & technical capabilities
(security, resiliency, contractual compliance)
• Capitalization (US $70,000 working capital)
• Risk management/insurance
(continuity planning, US $500,000 CGL
insurance policy)
Application overview
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• Application fee: US $3,500
• Annual accreditation fee US $4,000
• Quarterly variable fee +/- US $1,000
possible 2/3 reduction for smaller registrars
• Transaction fee: US $0.18 per transaction-year
(add, renew, transfer)
• Additional registry fees
Fees
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1) Submit application form & fee
2) Review/background checks, follow-up questions
3) ICANN approval, RAA offered, with invoice
4) Applicant submits RAA, escrow agreement, fee
5) ICANN signs agreements, announces to
registries
Application process
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• Incomplete/non-specific responses
• Missing documentation
• Potential compliance issues
• Insufficient capitalization
• Applicant background questions
Common issues
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How to become a registrar
www.icann.org/resources/pages/accreditation-2012-
02-25-en
Application
www.icann.org/resources/pages/application-2012-02-
25-en
More information
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Danielle Andela
Registrar Services Manager
ICANN Regional Headquarters Istanbul
danielle.andela@icann.org
Questions/feedback
twitter.com/icann
facebook.com/icannorg
linkedin.com/company/icann
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