Re: Monopoly/Ologopoly

[Alan Sullivan <sully@frontiernet.net>]

Christopher Ambler wrote:
> 
> >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.
Hi Christopher,
Yes IAHC is allocating too much decision making to themselves, but this
is a consequence of going down the shared registries path.
Thanks,
Alan
-- 
Alan Sullivan
President
Top Domain Registry Inc.