Re: [wg-c] Short Position Paper

["A.M. Rutkowski" <amr@netmagic.com>]

>The NSI registry is quite constrained in its business model, Tony --
>it is under strict price controls.

Kent,

Indeed...but that's only because of the size of its
market share as a service provider, and it's voluntarily
entering into an agreement with the Dept of Commerce.
This is not uncommon in many industries and markets.

The agreements also require that if any similarly situated
registry arises, they must be similarly treated.

That's very different from establishing a fixed
far-reaching, obligatory model for all service providers.
Doing this would be dangerous for ICANN's health. :-)


--tony