Re: Monopoly/Ologopoly

[chris@hal.iodesign.com (Christopher Ambler)]

>Quoting the document:
>
>   These new gTLD's will consist of letter strings of three to
>   five letters each. IAHC has also decided that each gTLD
>   should have general, contextual meaning, i.e. the gTLD
>   should suggest a connection with the Internet, with business
>   or with personal uses.
>
>My personal judgement is that .MEDICAL doesn't fit the criteria in
>several respects.

Why is the IAHC choosing the new gTLDs in the first place? This makes
no sense in that they have no financial stake in those gTLDs. The
registrars are the ones who will have to develop, market and sell
the gTLDs, shouldn't the registrars select them?

Frankly, and I believe I speak for many, the IAHC is allocating
MUCH TOO MUCH decision-making and power to itself. Scale this back
a bit. The IAHC is supposed to decide the POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
for this, not make business decisions and selections for the registrars.

--
Christopher Ambler
President, Image Online Design, Inc.