RE: [registrars] ICANN Budget for 1999-2000

[Josh Elliott <jelliott@tucows.com>]

Total revenue for ARIN this last year was $2.7 mil.

See http://www.arin.net/annual/financials.htm

Josh

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-registrars@dnso.org [mailto:owner-registrars@dnso.org]On
> Behalf Of Jason Hendeles
> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 11:13 AM
> To: Richard Forman; registrars@dnso.org
> Subject: RE: [registrars] ICANN Budget for 1999-2000
> 
> 
> Jason Hendeles wrote:
> 
> I know it might be too late to influence change on this issue, but it
> seriously concerns me that Arin is sharing such a small % of this budget.
> At my last count ARIN was charging an average of about $0.15-$0.30 per IP
> number per year.
> 
> Now let's make a few assumptions:
> 
> 1. Assume that the total number of IP numbers = approximately 
> $4.3 Trillion
> numbers (256*256*256*256).
> 
> 2.  Then assume that approximately 60% are being utilized currently (2.58
> Trillion).
> 
> 3.  Then assume that 70% of the utilized IP#'s are grand fathered 
> IP#'s and
> pay no fees (remaining IP#s 1.8 Trillion).
> 
> 4.  Then assume 50% are being utilized by countries and governments
> internationally. (remaining IP#'s 450 million IP#s)
> 
> 5.  Then factor Arin's current rate structure of $0.15-$0.30 cents per IP
> (assume you go low with $0.15 per IP).
> 
> If these assumptions are correct, than Arin is generating at 
> least $30-$67.5
> million dollars per year (possibly quite a bit more).  This doesn't even
> factor in growth or revenue generated from IPv6.  Their operating 
> costs and
> cost of sales can't be anything significant, so what are they doing with
> their money?
> 
> Jason
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-registrars@dnso.org [mailto:owner-registrars@dnso.org]On
> Behalf Of Richard Forman
> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 11:02 AM
> To: registrars@dnso.org
> Cc: Lauren Gaviser (E-mail)
> Subject: [registrars] ICANN Budget for 1999-2000
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Fellow Registrars --
> 
> I wanted to inform you that ICANN is about to make some changes to the
> ICANN budget.  The Task Force on Funding agreed several months ago that
> the ICANN budget should be allocated as follows:
> 
> gTLD registrars -- 50%
> gTLD registry -- 5%
> ccTLD registries/registrars -- 35%
> IP Address Registries -- 10%
> 
> In allocating the '99-'00 budget (the ICANN fiscal year ends June 30,
> 2000), the gTLD registrars were tasked with paying $2,101,000 which was
> only 49.1% of the budget.  As a result, they are asking us to pay an
> additional $37,500 which brings our contribution up to 50%.
> 
> Both Peter Gerrand of Melbourne IT, also a member of the TFF, and 
> I believe
> that this
> reallocation is acceptable, as long as ICANN does not view the
> registrars as the "swing" provider should ICANN have budget shortfalls
> in the future.  In those instances, ICANN should look to other groups
> for their funding as the gTLD registrars are already contributing the
> lion's share.
> 
> Please let me know ASAP if you have any questions or concerns with this
> change.  The TFF is meeting on either Tuesday or Wednesday of next week,
> and I'd like to be able to represent the registrars' point of view.
> 
> 
> 
> --------------------------------
> Richard D. Forman
> President & CEO
> Register.com, Inc.
> http://www.register.com
> Phone: 212-798-9100 (Gen'l)
>