[governance] Solidarity with RDS Honduras

[Brenden Kuerbis]

I have contacted a colleague who has expertise in LA telcom and contacts at
CONATEL, will let everyone know what I find out.


Cheers,

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Brenden Kuerbis
Internet Governance Project
http://internetgovernance.org


On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 12:22 PM, David Olson <david.olson.3 at bc.edu> wrote:

> I agree that more due diligence is needed.
> Best,
>
> David S. Olson
> Assistant Professor
> BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL
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> david.olson.3 at bc.edu
>
>
>
>
> On Sep 29, 2009, at 11:40 AM, Jorge Amodio wrote:
>
> FYI, be careful if you visit the rds.hn site since it seems it has been
> hacked
> at some time, and it has trojans and other stuff:
> http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=rds.hn
>
> About the statement Milton is right to point out that that particular
> statement
> came from LACTLD and not RDS.
>
> Getting involved with ccTLDs is a tricky situation and before we make any
> "official" statement we should find out more directly from the RDS people
> and also hear the other side of the story.
>
> No doubt any move to takeover the ccTLD administration in the way it has
> been reported is not a desirable/preferred way of doing things, but we
> don't
> know if this is an ongoing conflict since the HN Telecom Act of 2002 and
> the reasons why RDS didn't enter into a formal agreement with CONATEL.
>
> I'll recommend we do some due diligence before making any statement from
> the NCUC.
>
> Regards
> Jorge
>
> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Milton L Mueller <mueller at syr.edu> wrote:
>
> Since many GAC members believe that governments should have a right to
> assert control over the ccTLD at will, I am not sure they are the best ones
> to take up this cause.
>
> However, I think this is a very important development and would favor
> having NCUC sign on to the LACTLD statement, or develop one of our own.
>
> --MM
>
>
>
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