My initial comments on the ICANN Strategic Plan

[Chun Eung Hwi]

Dear Milton Mueller,


I fully support all points you have made.
I hope your words could be truly our one voice as NCUC.

Only one thing I want to be taken into account in your statement regarding
new gTLD is that new registries should be geographically fairly
distributed - that was also our initial consensus among NCUC members at
the first round of new gTLD. Still there is no one gTLD registry in Asia,
Africa and Latin American region.


regards,

Chun


On Tue, 25 Jan 2005, Milton Mueller wrote:

> Competition and choice should definitely be a priority for ICANN. On
> new TLDs, we recommend replacing the term "predictable  strategy for
> selecting new TLDs" with "predictable process for responding to demand
> for new gTLDs." Seven years after  ICANN's creation, it should have more
> than a "strategy" regarding new gTLDs, it should have a well-defined,
> objective, and  transparent process for adding them. Those proposing new
> TLDs should know how many are available each year and what they  must do
> to qualify for one. They should also be assured of a fair, quick
> response to their proposals, rather than long, indeterminate, and
> untransparent private negotiations.


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