Re: [registrars] Letter to DoC

["Gretchen Olive" <golive@cscinfo.com>]

Corporate Domains, Inc. supports the attached DoC letter.

 

Thanks!

Gretchen Olive

----- Original Message -----

From: Bruce Tonkin

To: 'Michael D. Palage'

Cc: registrars@dnso.org

Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 10:58 PM

Subject: [registrars] Letter to DoC

Hello Mike,

Melbourne IT endorses the attached letter.

Regards,
Bruce Tonkin

>
> PROPOSED DoC LETTER
>
>
> Dear Ms. Victory:
>
> We, the undersigned ICANN accredited registrars, are writing
> to express our
> continuing support for the ongoing efforts of the ICANN
> Evolution and Reform
> Committee (ERC). While we understand the frustrations of
> certain members of
> the Internet community in connection with the overall ICANN
> process to date,
> we believe that ICANN remains the most viable solution to
> ensure the ongoing
> stability of the Internet's naming and addressing systems.
>
> In the three and half years since its inception, ICANN has
> taken on the
> Herculean task of trying to fulfill the numerous objectives
> as originally
> set forth in the White Paper. Although like minds may differ
> on the success
> of ICANN in connection with these objectives, the following facts are
> irrefutable. Little more than three years ago there was one
> monopoly gTLD
> registry/registrar provider. Today there are well over 100 operational
> registrars and seven new TLD registries.
>
> As the domain name market place continues to mature, we
> strongly believe
> that market forces and governmental authorities will be the principal
> guiding forces. We believe that somewhere within those
> guiding forces there
> exists, and will continue to exist, a significant role for
> ICANN that has
> been recognized by the Department of Commerce. Although there
> are issues
> that still need to be addressed within the Blueprint
> document, upon which
> the undersigned will continue to attempt to provide
> constructive feedback,
> we believe that these issues can be solved in a mutually
> agreeable manner
> between ICANN and registries/registrars within the context of
> their existing
> contractual relationships.
>
> We encourage you to continue to support the efforts underway to
> constructively reform ICANN and provide it with the necessary
> staff and
> resources to ensure that competition and stability continue
> to exist at the
> registrar and registry levels for the benefit of all Internet users.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
>