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18(c) What operating rules will you adopt to eliminate or minimize social costs?

gTLDFull Legal NameE-mail suffixDetail
.betLADBROKES INTERNATIONAL PLCladbrokes.co.ukView
As a restricted gTLD, registration will only be open to internal users (affiliate entities) at this stage and no third parties will be able to register domain names under .ladbrokes domain space. Therefore, it is not anticipated that third party trademark owners will incur costs in relation to the .ladbrokes gTLD. The affiliate entities wishing to register domain names must ensure that all the policy requirements for registration are satisfied. The Applicant will utilise the services of the proposed Trademark Clearinghouse to ensure that domain names registered and the use of those domain names, do not infringe any registered third party intellectual property rights.

No unaffiliated third party will be permitted to register domain names at this stage. It is estimated that time and money spent by consumers who have been targeted by malicious abuse in utilising services on the internet will reduce over time as a result of the new, trusted .ladbrokes gTLD.


18(c)i. How will multiple applications for a particular domain name be resolved, for example, by auction or on a first-come⁄first-serve basis?

The initial use of the proposed new gTLD will be restricted to internal business use and Ladbrokes and affiliate entities are intended to be the registrants under the .ladbrokes gTLD. Therefore conflicts between multiple applications are not anticipated to occur.


18(c)ii. Explain any cost benefits for registrants you intend to implement (e.g., advantageous pricing, introductory discounts, bulk registration discounts).

This gTLD will be used for internal purposes only, at this stage, so pricing incentives are not applicable or relevant.


18(c)iii. Note that the Registry Agreement requires that registrars be offered the option to obtain initial domain name registrations for periods of one to ten years at the discretion of the registrar, but no greater than ten years. Additionally, the Registry Agreement requires advance written notice of price increases. Do you intend to make contractual commitments to registrants regarding the magnitude of price escalation? If so, please describe your plan.

This gTLD will be used for internal purposes only, at this stage, so pricing incentives or pricing increases are not applicable or relevant as no additional fees are to be charged.
gTLDFull Legal NameE-mail suffixDetail
.renBeijing Qianxiang Wangjing Technology Development Co., Ltd.renren-inc.comView
What operating rules will you adopt to eliminate or minimize social costs (e.g., time or financial resource costs, as well as various types of consumer vulnerabilities)? What other stpes will you take to minimize negative consequences⁄costs imposed upon consumers?

Answers should address the following points:
(i) How will multiple applications for a particular domain name be resolved, for example, by auction or on a first-come⁄first serve basis?
(ii) Explain any cost benefits for registrants you intend to implement (e.g., advantageous pricing, introductory discounts, bulk registration discounts).
(iii) Note that the Registry Agreement requires that registrars be offered the option to obtain initial domain name registrations for period of one to ten years at the discretion of the registrar, but no greater than ten years. Additionally, the Registry Agreement requires advance written notice of price increases. Do you intend to make contractual commitments to registrants regarding the magnitude of price escalation? If so, please describe your plans.


“.ren” will have Sunrise process prior to opening the general registration to ensure the relevant rights owners have their first rights to their names. The Company will also adopt the Trademark Clearing House to reduce cybersquatting. Furthermore, the Company will have additional protection for geographic names. Details of these protections are described in the answer to Question 29.

How will multiple applications for a particular domain name be resolved, for example, by auction or on a first-come⁄first serve basis?

With regards to multiple applications for a particular domain name, the Applicant will adopt the following practices:
 If the multiple application requests are from within the Applicant (be it a department or a product), the Applicant will resolve the disputes internally using its dispute resolution process.
 If the multiple application requests are from users, then the disputes will be handled on a first-come first-served policy.

Explain any cost benefits for registrants you intend to implement (e.g., advantageous pricing, introductory discounts, bulk registration discounts).

The pricing shall be carefully considered and be set at a price that the VIP users can accept. During the promotional period for registrations, the VIP users on the Applicant’s platform can enjoy pricing discounts. The Applicant will conduct market research to determine the specifics of advantageous pricing measures.

Note that the Registry Agreement requires that registrars be offered the option to obtain initial domain name registrations for period of one to ten years at the discretion of the registrar, but no greater than ten years. Additionally, the Registry Agreement requires advance written notice of price increases. Do you intend to make contractual commitments to registrants regarding the magnitude of price escalation? If so, please describe your plans.

The Applicant will make contractual commitments to the Registrars that the wholesale price increase would not be more than 10% per annum to offset the increase in operation cost. The Applicant further makes commitment that affected registrars will have at least 6 months advance notice of any pending price adjustment.

If the Applicant intends to make a significant price increase (more than 10% per annum) for sustainability and continuity, the Applicant will make its case for ICANN review. The Applicant will cooperate with ICANN with any public consultation process. The Applicant is aware that ICANN may or may not grant such significant price adjustment on its own discrete.