Re: NSI shareing .COM?

[Carl Oppedahl <carl@oppedahl.com>]

At 11:40 AM 01/17/97 -0500, Vince Wolodkin wrote:

>Rick H. Wesson wrote:
>> 
>> Just for fun, if NSI shared .COM why not let them head a non-profit
>> that runs the CORE database? Or should they turn over their repository to
>> whomever runs the CORE repository?

>I've always thought that NSI might be a good candidate to run the
>repository.  I would, however, stop them from performing actual
>registration services.  Get them out of the policy end where they have
>shown time and time again, they do not belong.

The North American toll-free numbers are administered by some little
company that maintains the database of 800 and 888 numbers.  And of course
you can go to MCI or Sprint or AT&T and get a toll-free number.  The little
company is forbidden, as part of its contract, to play both roles (retail
toll-free number provider and database administrator).  

This model would be ideal for handling of COM after the NSI contract expires.