Re: [ga] Partial response to questions from Danny Younger regarding Business Constituency: Charter and ByLaw Violations

[Derek Conant <dconant@dnsga.org>]

We all know that AT&T main business is not telemarketing.

Being one who has personally litigated the U.S. Government, the United
States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and other government and
quasi-government agencies, and won, I do not believe that your position
against Marilyn Cade is fair nor does the language in your comment
appear balanced against her.   

I have also seen Cade in action here in Washington and I have seen her
abroad participating in various ICANN related meetings and processes.

It does not appear fair to attack Cade for her participation in the
ICANN processes because of her relationship with AT&T.  Cade should
promote her position regardless of what others think about her
connections and positions.  If participants believe that Cade is
representing AT&T and others' positions, then stake holders and
interested parties can assess Cade's information and position and get a
sense of her efforts or direction in these processes.

AT&T and VeriSign are examples of enterprises that appear as easy
targets for attention seeking consumer rights advocate flag wavers,
however, the facts are that such enterprises maintain the integrity of
communications systems, and they have the resources to protect the
communications infrastructure and advance the development of
communications technology.  

I am a consumer rights advocate and it had taken me time to get off my
adrenaline high and come down to reality and realize the significance
and benefit of these enterprise organizations' positions in the
information industry in today's world.  In today's aggressive global
competitive market, these organizations strive to protect consumers'
personal and private information.  Without these organizations'
resources, consumers' personal and private information would certainly
be in jeopardy and most difficult to control.

It is important for enterprise organizations to follow standards, policy
and regulations.  If AT&T, VeriSign or any other similar enterprises
choose to propose new standards, policy and regulations, or changes to
existing standards, policy and regulations, then these organizations
should be heard and we should not be afraid of that. We figure out what
to do from their proposals.  We choose to agree, disagree, or modify
their proposals.  Let them do the work.  Let's stop being paranoid and
move this process forward.  

If you want to worry about things, worry about a break-down in these
enterprise organizations' positions or a break-down in their ability to
protect consumers' personal and private information.  Worry about a
foreign group or competitor outside U.S. control obtaining consumers'
personal and private information and using it.

That we need these enterprise organizations for our own good are for
some a difficult thing to accept.

Derek Conant
DNSGA President and Chairman

admin wrote:
> 
> >  Of course, we all recognize that
> >AT&T is also a communications company, as well as a web hosting, business
> >user, and Internet company. \
> 
> I thought their main business was telemarketing???
> 
> Cade is also involved in ensuring that corporations like AT&T have
> unfettered access to the personal information for individuals.  Cade lobbies
> to make sure that no laws get passed that will place any restrictions on how
> personal information is used by companies such as AT&T.
> 
> I have seen Cade in action here in Washington.  You should see how these
> people operate.  You cannot believe anything these people say ... and I mean
> anything.  Their allegiance is to their corporation and their stockholders.
> They don't care about anybody or anything else.  Many of them know little or
> nothing about what they are talking about.  All they know is how to suck up
> to those who have some power.  Lobbying, policy development and advocacy are
> exactly the same thing.  let's just say you lie on behalf of your parent
> company.
> 
> AT&T is in constant litigation because they cannot tell the truth and cannot
> follow the law over violating privacy laws.  I took them before the FCC and
> they were found guilty of violating privacy laws.  They still break these
> laws and then lie about it (as anyone with a telephone can attest).
> 
> see http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Enforcement/Orders/1999/fcc99401.txt
> 
> Why should anyone believe anything said by an AT&T lobbyist is beyond me.
> How can anyone be so stupid as to believe these people?
> 
> But hey, if you have something to sell give ole Marilyn a call as I am sure
> she loves telemarketing calls.
> 
> Russ Smith
> 
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