ICANN PDF on Domain Tasting/Reserving I found at http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-07jan08.htm/ addresses some of the issues.
From TFA
"Making changes to the grace period, such as eliminating the add grace period entirely; 2) making the ICANN transaction fee apply to deletes within the add grace period"
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ICANN PDF on Domain Tasting/Reserving I found at http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-07jan08.htm/ addresses some of the issues. From TFA "Making changes to the grace period, such as eliminating the add grace period entirely; 2) making the ICANN transaction fee apply to deletes within the add grace period"