New York Times - Friday Jan 22, page C4 Lottery May Decide Competition in Internet Name System by Jeri Clausing The nonprofit board charged with opening the Internet domain-name registration business to competition is leaning toward an international lottery to pick the five companies that will get the first shot at ending the Government-sancitioned monopoly held by NSI, the Board chairman said. Esther Dyson, interim chairman .... "said this week that she expected the selection process to be complete and that the registry for the three most popopular top-level domains ... would be open to competition by the end of April. ..... __________________________________________________ To receive the digest version instead, send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To SUBSCRIBE forward this message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNSUBSCRIBE, forward this message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Problems/suggestions regarding this list? Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___END____________________________________________
