ITU's budget is about CHF 165 million per year. ICANN's budget for fiscal year 2016 is about $ 113 million (CHF 108 million).
Best, Richard > -----Original Message----- > From: cooperation-wg [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Gordon Lennox > Sent: Wednesday, April 6, 2016 14:02 > To: Cooperation WG > Subject: Re: [cooperation-wg] Cruz and Co Send ICANN Another Letter > > Yes. So many people and so many different hats. One can easily get > confused. > > But my attention to this was drawn by a post by Steve Crocker. > > So speaking for myself - no hat! - I wonder again how different people > think ICANN relates to the various sovereign states around the world. > The last time I looked ICANN was still a not-for-profit incorporated in > California. So a charity subject primarily to Californian law? > > Gordon > > PS Trivia question of the moment: how does ICANN’s budget compare with > the ITU budget? > > > > On 06 Apr 2016, at 12:56, Hannigan, Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Gordon, > > > > He's also acting in his capacity as a seated United States Senator, > not a President candidate. > > > > Best, > > > > Marty > > > >> On Apr 6, 2016, at 06:47, Gordon Lennox <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> > >> << Republican Presidential hopeful Ted Cruz (and others) has sent > yet another letter to ICANN. This time round, the letter is addressed > both to the Chairman of the ICANN Board, Dr Steve Crocker, as well as > to former CEO Fadi Chehadé. > >> > >> The letter repeats some of the questions previously put to ICANN, > though the wording is much blunter this time round. > >> > >> . . . >> > >> > >> > http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160405_cruz_and_co_send_icann_another_l > etter/ > >
