NSI and competition to RIPE and APNIC

Sun May 11 12:13:48 UTC 1997

On Sun, 11 May 1997, Randy Bush wrote:

> >>> It appears NSI is establishing franchises throughout the world and the
> >>> franchisees get commissions on domains and IP nets handed out.
> >> And what justification do you have for this rumor?  Or is it more black
> >> helicopters?
> > I just spoke to a franchisee who gave me all the information listed.  He
> > says NSI has something known as "levels" and he is known as a Level II
> > franchisee (total of 3 levels - with small local ISPs being level III).
> > He did not know who the other franchisees are but did say he saw something
> > in the paper about one being set up in UK and in Switzerland.
> 
> To allocate IP space?
> 
> randy
> 

So said the franchisee to me by phone.  

Hank Nussbacher