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simias on June 13, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: New gTLD Applied-For Strings

How much do those cost again? A nice cash grab by the ICANN I presume.

simonbrown on June 13, 2012 | [–]

This article suggests that ICANN is selling them at cost!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13835997

omh on June 13, 2012 | [–]

At $108k per domain, that's about $200 million for ICANN.

ramxpa on June 13, 2012 | [–]

It is actually $185,000 for the evaluation fee. There is an annual fee ($25000 or a % of each domain registered) and other dispute resolution fees.

Section 2.2 on the FAQ page http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/customer-service/faq...

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