[ncdnhc-discuss] Competition and the ORG report

[Dany Vandromme]

Milton Mueller wrote:
> 
> The Business constituency has proposed the following
> as a supplemental, non-consensus statement
> regarding .org divestiture:
> 
> ".  Urges the Board to increase competition and
> diversity and encourage new investment in the
> provision of gTLD registry services, by ensuring the
> market position of existing dominant providers are not
> entrenched nor enhanced through participation in,
> taking an interest in, or contracting to deliver
> critical services to, the new .org management
> organisation."
> 
> This statement avoids directly naming Verisign
> and therefore meets some of the objections that
> were expressed on this list.
> 
> I strongly support this statement. 
-
I support it to, but like Jefsey, I would rather use the word "actor"
instead of "provider"
-
> There is widespread
> concern among some quarters that ICANN acts as a
> cartel and will give valued resources such as .org
> only to large companies that are already dominant.
> A statement such as this, which was too controversial
> to be part of the main report, would make it clear
> to the Board that many constituencies favor giving
> new people a chance.
> 
> We need to hear from you on this topic in a week.
> So far I have heard support from three or four
> members and some objections based on naming
> Verisign from two or three members. If there is
> no clear direction we will not weigh in on
> the issue.
> 
> --MM
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