Re: [Internetgovtech] Transition to the web

[JFC Morfin <[e-mail]>]

Is there somewhere a IANA budget document or tax declaration so to 
understand better and the figures involved?
jfc

At 18:08 11/07/2014, S Moonesamy wrote:
>Hi Christian,
>At 05:27 11-07-2014, Christian de Larrinaga wrote:
>>I was thinking of IANA as the contracted registry operator for 
>>those IANA considerations in RFCs.
>>There is a cost to operating this which IETF as far as I am aware 
>>is not paying for.
>>
>>Who is paying?
>
>It is a fact that ICANN is paying for the cost of running the 
>protocol registry.
>
>>Does gov.us define this as part of its contract with ICANN for 
>>IANA? Is it a cost that is being cross subsidised in the round from 
>>overall revenue flows at ICANN?
>
>This part is not clear.  The government of the United States 
>believes that it is part of the IANA contract.  In the past the IETF 
>has timidly expressed its view that the protocol registry is an IETF 
>thing.  On the wrong side of the equator this is known as cross-subsidization.
>
>>Does IETF pay into this pool?
>
>No.
>
>>What happens when the overlying terms from gov.us for IANA contract 
>>comes to an end from IETF perspective? Working through these issues 
>>and being clear how IETF is able to exert what it wants from IANA 
>>registry functions is what I mean by IETF needing to take initiative.
>
>The corporation can decide to ask the IETF to pay.  My advice to the 
>IETF Chair might be "tell them that the IETF is not going to pay for 
>this".  I think that is clear enough. :-)
>
>Regards,
>S. Moonesamy
>
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