[ncdnhc-discuss] ICANN Reform: Role of ITU

[Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law]

We are not limited to those choices.  Having ICANN devolve and share power
regionally and functionally produces a better outcome to either of these
Hobson's choices.

On Tue, 30 Apr 2002, Alejandro Pisanty - DGSCA y FQ, UNAM wrote:

> Dear James,
> 
> do you think of a body better than ICANN able to restrain the ITU from
> overreaching?
> 
> Alejandro Pisanty
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> 
> On Tue, 30 Apr 2002, James Love wrote:
> 
> > Adam, you support a zero role by ITU.   Do you see any body other than ITU
> > that could act to restrain ICANN from inappropriate extensions of its policy
> > making?
> >
> > Jamie
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Adam Peake" <ajp at glocom.ac.jp>
> > To: <discuss at icann-ncc.org>
> > Cc: <George.Sadowsky at attglobal.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 7:36 AM
> > Subject: [ncdnhc-discuss] ICANN Reform: Role of ITU
> >
> >
> > > Following is taken from George Sadowsky's comments on ICANN reform --
> > > I strongly support George's comment regarding the ITU and ICANN and
> > > hope the constituency will agree.
> > >
> > >
> > > <http://forum.icann.org/reform-comments/general/msg00064.html> (quote
> > > under point 3.)
> > >
> > >    Those who look to the ITU as a panacea for ICANN's problems are
> > >    misguided. The ITU is a very important organization that has
> > >    contributed and continues to contribute substantially to the
> > >    evolution of international communication. It is also an
> > >    international bureaucracy, and its policies are influenced by the
> > >    member countries on their Board of Directors. Positions are often
> > >    influenced by the dominant telephone carrier in those countries,
> > >    which generally has little interest in seeing the Internet prosper.
> > >    It may be that the ITU is the ultimate home for Internet governance
> > >    and administration, but this can only occur after the ITU (or any
> > >    other potential home organization) demonstrates a thorough
> > >    understanding of the Internet as a technology and as a culture, and
> > >    there is solid evidence of a determination to maximize the power and
> > >    reach of this technology. This will not happen overnight.
> > >
> > > (end quote)
> > >
> > > I do not support any role increased role for the ITU in ICANN and
> > > hope our names council representatives will begin to reflect this
> > > view in future names council discussions.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Adam Peake
> > > GLOCOM  Tokyo
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