Overview: (What If?) ccTLD Delegation Question

Roland Perry lists at internetpolicyagency.com
Wed Oct 5 14:21:14 UTC 2005


In article <20051003221313.CE8B032C015 at smtpauth01.csee.siteprotect.com>, 
Joe Johnson <nanog at sendjoeanemail.com> writes
>So, basically, following the instructions at 
>http://www.iana.org/cctld/cctld-establishment-procedures-19mar03.htm, I 
>need to be sure I legally acquire the island from a nation for the 
>express purpose of running my own country (the sales agreement says I 
>am no longer part of them). After I establish my national government (I 
>held an impromptu straw-poll in the office, and we chose "Joetopia" as 
>the name of my island nation), I need to petition the UN to be 
>recognized as a nation and be listed in their report.  After that, I 
>automatically get a 2-letter nation code and can petition ICANN for a 
>ccTLD of my 2-letter code.  I can then choose to run .jt (or whatever 
>my ccTLD ends up being) from any place I desire.

You could also try asking the Isle of Man (.im) Guernsey (.gg) and 
Jersey (.je) how they managed to get a ccTLD without being an ISO 
country. I won't mention .eu, as that will probably start a furore.
-- 
Roland Perry



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