Re: War of Internet Governance: 1995 -????

[Steve Heflin <steve@itw.net>]

>  Problem 1: The fee structure sets the 
>  price of admission at an artificially
>  high level excluding many legitimate
>  and otherwise very capable participants.

Wait:  while it may be true that some 'capables' are not in at this time,
it is NOT true that it is set artificially high.  In fact, it is a 10K fee
to apply and you only need to show the ability to get a 300K line of
credit or liquidity of some fashion - by corporate standards - not a lofty
admission level at all. 

> 
>  Problem 2: There is absolutely no room
>  for non-profit registries which will
>  never be able to afford *any* fees or
>  surcharges.
> 
The process cannot be an incubator for non-profits to 'flop' around and
try to flourish in.  What is the reasoning for allowing a mechanism for
non-profits to also participate?  Why do they need a 'no-fee' system so
they can exist? 

>  Problem 3: There are no democratic or
>  responsive structures in place and no
>  government or International body has
>  sanctioned anything proposed.
> 
Ok...so? :/

>  There are more.
> 
>  TeleVirtually Yours,
> 
>  Bob Allisat
> 
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Regards,

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