[ncdnhc-discuss] One suggestion for .ORG TF participant!

[James Love]

I personally have no problem with ICANN staff doing a due diligence of
technical qualifications of the second stage bidder.   I assume the ICANN
staff has good technical people that would help the non-profit stay out of
trouble here, assuming they don't go overboard.

What is going on now with the one stage process is that the existing
registrar/registry operators are teaming up with non-profits, who have very
little bargaining power, pre-bid.  Verisign is even reportedly perparing a
bidding team....which seems absurd that they would divest to themselves.
Nuestar is involved.  Lots of others too.  This seems crazy to me.   If the
non-profit gets the registry on the first round, they will have about 1,000
times more leverage to negotiate (or bid) a good contact with an operator
after they are choosen than before they are choosen.

   Jamie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kent Crispin" <kent at songbird.com>
To: "ncc" <discuss at icann-ncc.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: [ncdnhc-discuss] One suggestion for .ORG TF participant!


> On Thu, Apr 25, 2002 at 10:35:16AM -0400, Michael Froomkin - U.Miami
School of Law wrote:
> > I don't think ICANN has to have a very extensive review of technical and
> > operational consideration.  Merely specify minimum criteria.
>
> "Specifying criteria" *implies* that there must be review and
> enforcement.  "Specifying criteria" with no enforcement or review
> would be an utter waste of time.
>
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> Kent Crispin                               "Be good, and you will be
> Technical Support Manager, ICANN            lonesome."
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