NSI SAYS FCC SHOULD ASSUME INTERNET REGISTRATION FUNCTIONS

Tue Apr 22 19:11:59 UTC 1997

On Mon, 21 Apr 1997, Charles R. Hoynowski wrote:

If not interested in IAHC/eDNS/etc - hit d now.

If I was NSI I would be doing exactly the same thing.  No better way to
slow things down then to punt it into the US govt arena.  This will give
NSI monopoly control until the US govt completes its impact papers and
congressional hearings and appoints some committees to review the whole
matter.  All the while, NSI keeps being a monopoly.

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> NSI SAYS FCC SHOULD ASSUME INTERNET REGISTRATION FUNCTIONS
> Network Solutions Inc., which currently registers all top-level domain
> names under contract to the National Science Foundation, has suggested that
> the Federal Communications Commission temporarily assume that function
> until an international legal authority can be created to manage the system.
> The transition period would allow for public comment on the plan in order
> to incorporate any new processes or structures deemed necessary.  The plan
> is in contrast to an earlier proposal announced by the Internet
> International Ad Hoc Commission to create seven new shard generic top-level
> domains to be administered by 28 new registrars.  NSI's president says the
> IAHC plan risks Internet instability, creates "too much bureaucracy," and
> will contribute to increased domain name legal disputes.  (BNA Daily Report
> for Executives 16 Apr 97)
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Hank Nussbacher
IAHC member
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