[ga] ".tel" proposed gTLD, and the like

[Jefsey Morfin <jefsey@wanadoo.fr>]

To all.

I wander about the proposed gTLD ".tel" (there might be others,
now or in the future in the same case). IMHO such propositions
concerning a telecom or an internet service should be prevented
from being allocated a TLD (and the DNSO should warn the BoD
against such an error) because:

-  telephone is not a new way of organizing web sites,
-  but a new way to interface with existing site owners.

I certainly accept the ".tel" as the ".air" or the ".org" TLDs
for Telcos as ".air" would be for air transportation and ".org"
for NGOs., example http://att.tel for AT&T http://twa.air for TWA
as http://www.icann.org is for ICANN.

But the telephone link to the IBM call center should be
something like tel://ibm.com , and I should be sometime
able to call the ICANN with the tel://icann.org URL.

An address like http://12101234567.tel would only mean the
web site of the owner of the (210) 123 45 67 telephone number.
As some have already theirs under ".com" or others ccTLDs.

Any other way restricting the telephone numbering plan
to a TLD (like xxxx.e164.arpa) is protecting an old approach (E-164
telephone plan) in a new system (internet). It would limit the
innovation and create another confusion (some propositions
try to address the contradiction in making the telephone
numbers Trade Marks, and in introducing UDRPs where the
WIPO never though they might be concerned !!!).

Telephone is only an example. The same remark applies to
TV, Radio, mail and probably to many other new areas. With
the only result to multiply the unnecessary domain names, the
user confusion and international conflicts.

I would therefore propose a motion to the BoD asking that
prior to considering a new gTLD limiting the application of
a new communication service, the semantic of the URL should
be considered in using a protocol or a third level domain name
permitting an universal application:

- either like http://
- or like "www".

and the gTLDs to be reserved to the qualification of the content
(".air",".sex", ".org") or of the attributes (format like ".sys",
characters - international domain names - , duration - ".test",
".temp" - , etc...) of the domain name.

This issue looks to me as above the domain name organization
and  concerns new gTLD. IMHO it is therfore in the scope of the
GA rather than of a specialized constituency. The limitation of
unnecessary duplications of DNs and costs is of common interest.
This is why I post this on the GA ML. If someone think it should be
better addressed on another ML, I thank him to transfer it to the
appropriate ML.

Jefsey	



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