Re: .africa gTLD

["Philip J. Nesser II" <pjnesser@martigny.ai.mit.edu>]

Oscar A. Robles Garay supposedly said:
> 
> On Thu, 16 Jan 1997, Tierno S. Bah wrote:
> 
> > I propose the creation of .africa gTLD as a shared registry, which
> > should be included in the first group of new registries. Such a
> > decision should lead to a more vibrant Internet in Africa. As a matter
> > of fact, it would:
> 
> What about .latin, as a shared registry too ?
> 
> > 
> > Tierno S. Bah 
> > President/CEO 
> > AfriQ*Access, Inc.
> > 
> 
> 	Regards/Saludos,
> 
> 			Oscar Alejandro
> 

I don't see a significant advantage to having top level geographical names
above the standard two letter iso country codes.  Can you please explain
your rational behind the more "vibrant" Internet use in Africa if there
were a .africa gtld.

--->  Phil