Re: Monopoly/Ologopoly

[Alan Sullivan <sully@frontiernet.net>]

Dave Crocker wrote:
> 
> At 7:30 PM -0800 12/23/96, Alan Sullivan wrote:
> >.medical. Registries exclusive to gTLDs are a GOOD THING. The current
> >monopoly of NSI is BAD.
> 
>         I don't understand the combination of these two sentences, since
> the latter would seem to contradict the former.  Hence I assume you mean
> 'registries exclusive to gTLDs' to have some interpretation other than
> 'registries act as monopolies over a gTLD' but don't have a guess as to
> that other meaning.  Please elaborate.
> 
> d/
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Hi Dave,
It is all a matter of perspective I suppose. I do not see an inherent
contradiction. The current situation is that the are no other registries
competing with NSI (hence NSI has a monopoly). The exclusive custody of
a gTLD (exclusive use) by a registry does by itself mean there is a
monopoly. MY point is that if other registries existed that had
exclusive use of a gTLD as NSI now enjoys, then there would be
competition between those regsitries.

Thanks,
Alan
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Alan Sullivan
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