New York: Deciding Between Domain Names and Trash Service
Monday, April 13th, 2009
City points out an obvious reason why it may not want its own top level domain name.
In comments (pdf) to Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), New York City Senior Counsel Katherine Winningham says application fees for new top level domain names are too high:
“Based on the current economic situation and its impact on governmental entities, [New York City] again wishes to voice its concern that the application, operational, and dispute resolution fees for the new gTLD program will be beyond the means of governments who are already hard pressed during a time of acute budget deficits to provide for core governmental services and functions. The City urges ICANN to adopt evaluation and operational fee models that will encourage a broad base of new gTLDs that serve the broader public interest.”
For a city facing budget deficits of billions of dollars, you must wonder why it is so keen on pursuing the .nyc top level domain name. Apparently it thinks it will make money with the domain name.
My advice would be to sit out this round (assuming it happens in the next 12-18 months) and go for it the next time around.
Further Reading:
- New York City Still Exploring .NYC; No Partner Yet
- Details Released for New York City T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Domain Name Conference
- TRAFFIC Comes to New York in Perilous Times
Tags: icann, new gtlds, new york city
“For a city facing budget deficits of billions of dollars, you must wonder why it is so keen on pursuing the .nyc top level domain name. Apparently it thinks it will make money with the domain name.”
Okay Andrew,
Now you’ve done it and gone done confused me.
(You say “gone done” in Texas, don’t you?)
Are you sure the City of New York would be paying the application fee for the .NYC TLD?
I thought Anthony Van Couvering’s group was spearheading the app for .NYC and wanted to bring the City on board by offering a commission for every .NYC domain sold.
My understanding is that the offer was to sell .NYC domains for $10 and the City would get one third.
So which end is up?
Patrick, I thought someone else was paying for it too. Which is why the letter is either wrong or written by the outside party. If so, I think its disingenuous to say the city can’t afford it due to budget deficits if it wasn’t going to be paying it anyway.
Andrew,
You still didn’t say if you all say
“gone done†in Texas.
Patrick,
I’m a transplant. But I do own a copy of “how to speak Texan”. I think Gone Done is on there
“But I do own a copy of ‘how to speak Texan’”
Howdy Andrew,
Any chance that’s available as a free
PDF download?
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