[kictanet] Early Warnings….of Corruption in ICANN’s GAC

Interesting article Early Warnings….of Corruption in ICANN’s GAC New top level domain (TLD) applications <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/>raise high financial stakes for the applicants. Those seeking new TLDs will have invested at least half a million dollars to prepare and submit their proposal, and many of the companies involved have raised millions more in backing from investors or venture capital firms. In aggregate, applicants plunked down about $250 million in application fees alone. http://www.internetgovernance.org/2013/01/11/early-warnings-of-corruption-in... Gideon Rop, DotConnectAfrica