<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-result_box" class="gmail-" tabindex="-1" lang="en"><span>While I agree with you, Dr. Eberhard, I think Alan has highlighted a very important point.</span><br><br><span>This
is absolutely correct that you should not compare ccTLDs to ccTLDs, nor
ccTLDs to gTLDs, let alone ccTLDs to gTLDs or gTLDs to gTLDs.</span> <span>Indeed, they are products that can not have the same values</span><br><br><span>But
what is important is that we need to give more importance to ccTLDs if
we are to build localizable digital citizens, proud to belong to a
digital entity.</span> <span>For me, a country represents a digital entity and therefore a subsystem in a global system.</span><br><br><span>Without
excluding the choice of a citizen, while respecting the rules of
competition, would it not be wise, in the context of the trust that we
must consolidate in cyberspace, to market on the ccTLD?</span><br><br><span class="gmail-">It's a personal point of view.</span></span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><b>SCHOMBE BAUDOUIN<br></b></div><div><b>SECRETAIRE EXECUTIF FGI-IGF RDC<br></b></div><div dir="ltr"><div><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'bookman old style','new york',times,serif">COORDINATION NATIONALE CAFEC<br>ICANN/AFRALO Member</b><br><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'bookman old style','new york',times,serif"><a href="http://atlarge.icann.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://atlarge.icann.org</a></b></div><div><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'bookman old style','new york',times,serif">ISOC Member</b><font face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif" color="#000000"><b><br></b></font>Téléphone mobile:+243998983491/+243813684512<br>email : <a href="mailto:b.schombe@gmail.com" target="_blank">b.schombe@gmail.com</a><br>skype : b.schombe<br>blog : <a href="http://akimambo.unblog.fr" target="_blank">http://akimambo.unblog.fr</a><br> <br> <br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">2017-11-16 11:58 GMT+01:00 Dr Eberhard W Lisse <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:el@lisse.na" target="_blank">el@lisse.na</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Alan,<br>
<br>
Of course, you confuse cause and effect.<br>
<br>
Never mind that one just can not compare ccTLDs to gTLDs.<br>
<br>
The most important difference between ccTLDs and gTLDs is that the<br>
former are related to the ISO Code Element associated with the country<br>
or territory concerned (which are often very small markets) whereas the<br>
latter are global.<br>
<br>
And, you can not compare ccTLD to ccTLD because every one is different<br>
and everyone operates under a different framework and model.<br>
<br>
You can not even compare gTLD to gTLD. As an example .AFRICA is most<br>
certainly different from .COM :-)-O<br>
<br>
That said, while I personally firmly believe that competition is good,<br>
of course I would love to have annual revenue of 86 Million ZAR.<br>
<br>
el<br>
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<br>
On 16/11/2017 11:51, Alan Levin wrote:<br>
> Hi,<br>
><br>
> I've been studying African cctld for many years.<br>
><br>
> The cost of registering an African cctld in Uganda / Nigeria / Ghana<br>
> / Botswana / Angola, etc appears to remain totally out of kilter with<br>
> the global market rates. To buy a .ke for a local is around USD6, but<br>
> for a foreigner it's >USD17 and they appear to be one of the cheapest.<br>
><br>
> In South Africa a domain goes for less than USD5, and they<br>
> are available globally at the same price. We have over 1.2m<br>
> registrations... significantly more than any other African cctld...<br>
><br>
> How can I encourage our clients to buy African cctlds when there is so<br>
> much more to chose from nowadays?<br>
><br>
> Sincerely<br>
><br>
> Alan<br>
<br>
<br>
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