[governance] Solidarity with RDS Honduras

[Milton L Mueller]

> 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.

This is true, and important. Isn't Honduras the one that is involved in a complicated dispute over the exile of the President? Once things get dragged into those kinds of internal disputes you really have to know what is going on before intervening

Milton Mueller
Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
XS4All Professor, Delft University of Technology
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> 
> 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
>