Re: AGN-DNS EARTH/USA Registry Terms and Conditions FIRST DRAFT

[shaw <ROBERT.SHAW@ITU.CH>]

Pierre Beyssac writes...

>By "probably", do you mean this is your personal feeling, or are
>there currently any statements, actions or policies, either from
>the IANA or the ITU or any other organization, to go in this
>direction in general (i.e., not only for .CH but for other country
>domains as well).
>

Speaking for ITU, there is most certainly no statement, actions or
policies on this. It's only an observation from speaking with 
various people involved in national NICs. 

>I am under the impression that there are currently strong pressures
>from several national standard bodies or telecom organizations
>(among others) to take ISO-3166 TLDs away from national NICs, and
>not only for .CH.
>

And I share that impression...

>Only you seem to be picturing this as a fait accompli, or at least
>a unescapable event, which is apparently not a universaly shared
>point of view.
>

That was not my intent - I'm only making an observation.

>Would it be possible to know the official opinion of the IANA on
>this matter? (and the opinion of IAHC if any, and of the ITU, and
>of other organizations...)
>

Speaking for ITU, there is no statement, actions or policies on 
this. 

Robert
IAHC Member, expressing personal opinions...