[ga] Re: FC: ITU wants to wiggle into Internet domain name space

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Declan and all,

  Thanks for passing this on Declan.  Of course recently some ITU
"Officials" have been active on various ICANN E-Mail Forums
of late..  So to many of us informed folks, this will come as
no surprise.

Declan McCullagh wrote:

> [If y'all thought ICANN was bad... --Declan]
>
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>
> http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/021020/72/33wtu.html
>
> "Global Organization Seeks Voice in Internet Addressing System"
> Wall Street Journal (10/21/02) P. B4; Delaney, Kevin J.
>
> Last week at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) organizational
> conference, ITU member representatives voted for a resolution calling on
> the ITU to take an active role in all "discussions and initiatives"
> involving domain names and the domain-name system (DNS). Some view the ITU
> vote as a move to step into the uncertainly surrounding domain names and
> the DNS, both of which are overseen by ICANN, a group that has been
> criticized even by ICANN allies. The ITU is affiliated with the United
> Nations, is a global organization, is dominated by international telecom
> companies, and must seek member government approval for ITU policies; some
> domain name industry observers believe the massive ITU structure would
> further marginalize domain name industry and public advocate voices. The
> U.S. government as well as the tech community have opposed ITU involvement
> as being too cumbersome. In contrast, ICANN ostensibly is free from
> government involvement in day-to- day decision-making. The domain name
> industry is estimated to be a $2.5 billion industry, and control of a
> domain name, such as amazon.com, is vital to the many businesses that own
> them. Because governments are involved in the ITU, analysts such as
> Syracuse University professor Milton Mueller believe that governments could
> use ITU power over DNS issues as "a convenient point of leverage for
> enforcement regulation." The disarray at ICANN is leading some to conclude
> that private- sector management of the DNS cannot work, while Yale Law
> School instructor David Johnson notes that ITU's foundation in governments
> would provide "enforceable global regulations." Some experts say ICANN
> should be structured to focus on technical issues, while the ITU could be
> responsible for public policy; however, others say such issues often overlap.
>
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