[ncdnhc-discuss] Who will run .us?

[Chun Eung Hwi]

Dear Chris Chiu and others,

I have some questions regarding the redelegation of .us.

First, in my understanding, .us is also one ccTLD that is included in IANA
database - http://www.iana.org/cctld/cctld-whois.htm Therefore, it is very
natural for the redelegation to abide by RFC1591 and ICP-1. For the
redelegation of one specific ccTLD, we have very clear documented
procedure.

Second, according to that procedure, IANA should make a report for
redelegation and get the authorization of ICANN board like all other
redelegation cases up to now. Moreover, the operator of .us like all other
ccTLD cases should make a formal contract with ICANN. Those contract
drafts has already been posted on ICANN website for public comment.

Third, I heard that CDT have tried to make an MoU with new operator
together with other public interest groups. This activity could be
justified as follwing statements of ICP-1.

"(a) ... The IANA will make them a major consideration in any TLD
delegation/transfer discussions. Significantly interested parties in the
domain should agree that the proposed TLD manager is the appropriate
party. ...  

(snip)

(e) ... It is also very helpful for the IANA to receive communications
from other parties that may be concerned or affected by the transfer. In
the event of a conflict over designation of a TLD manager, the IANA tries
to have conflicting parties reach agreement among themselves and generally
takes no action unless all contending parties agree. ..."
(Excerpts from http://www.icann.org/icp/icp-1.htm)

Then, still I have never look at IANA report for the redelegation of .us.
And I want to know what CDT and other public interest groups would respond
to the DoC's plan.


Regards,

Chun Eung Hwi
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Chun Eung Hwi
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On Thu, 18 Oct 2001, Chris Chiu wrote:

> The United States Commerce Department still plans to pick the future
> operator of the .us country-code top-level domain by the end of October
> 2001. 
> 
> See
> http://www.internetdemocracyproject.org/#highlights
> 
> Sincerely,
> Christopher Chiu
> Global Internet Liberty Campaign Organizer
> American Civil Liberties Union
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