Please note that in the actual application of the revised structure to the current fiscal year, there would be adjustments for less than twelve month's applicability. This section of the staff paper presents a proposed business model registry classification scheme, followed by sample calculations of fixed and variable components of the fees to be assessed. The current evolution of business models for domain name registries is rapid. The classifications proposed here will benefit from public comment, and from alternative formulations by registries themselves, if offered. In order to calculate the fixed component of the annual fee, a classification of registries is proposed, based on the business model under which the registry is operating.
Registrant categories are as follows.
1a - Worldwide availability, unrestricted as to registrants. 1b - Worldwide availability, restricted as to registrants. E.g., possible new TLDs such as .air. Class 2 - Noncommercial. 2a - Worldwide availability, unrestricted as to registrants.