Re[2]: [ga] Songbird in the BC?

[William X Walsh <william@userfriendly.com>]

Wednesday, Wednesday, October 24, 2001, 10:18:08 PM, Kent Crispin wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 09:34:38PM -0400, DannyYounger@cs.com wrote:
>> Jefsey, you indicated that Songbird recently became a member of the
>> business constituency.  The Songbird website
>> http://songbird.com/songbird/index.html seems to indicate that the
>> company is primarily an ISP.

> ISP's, by the definition used in the ISP and BC constituency,
> fundamentally provide internet connectivity to end users.  Songbird does
> not provide internet connectivity to anyone.  Instead, Songbird's
> services are limited to website hosting, design, development, and
> consulting.  Entities that provide these services are sometimes loosely
> referred to as ISPs, because the term "ISP" is used differently by 
> different people.  But as it is used in ICANN, Songbird is not an ISP.  
> (There is another term common in the business, "Internet Presence 
> Provider"). 

Actually, IAP and IPP differentiate internet access/infrastructure
providers and Internet Presence Providers, but both are generally
accepted as "Internet Service Providers."

The ISP constituency should permit the membership of IPP's. They
represent the single largest channel for the origination of domain
name registrations, which they handle on behalf of their user base,
and thus have a direct and compelling interest and stake in the DNS
process.

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Best regards,
William X Walsh <william@userfriendly.com>
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