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Source - http://domainincite.com/22053-no-17-million-rebate-for-struggling-new-gtlds
Colin Campbell, the CEO and co-founder of .CLUB domains, commented below the article.
New domain registires should get no reduction in ICANN fees. Also why is it ICANN's job to market new domain extensions...