NSI and competition to RIPE and APNIC

Mon May 12 01:01:12 UTC 1997

>
Hank,

NSI is not setting up franchises to sell or allocate or "hand out" IP space.

Kim Hubbard
InterNIC Registry

> 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
> 