Bill--
Bill Lovell wrote:
> If NSI is to administer the registry function through the
> year 2000 and five other registrars will have come on
> board during that time, regardless of the fancy language
> which says that NSI shall keep the registry and its own
> registrar functions separate, there is such a blatant
> conflict of interest that NTIA ought to void that contract
> at once as being contrary to the public interest, and
> they ought to fire the idiot that drafted it.
The entire telephone industry is regulated according to the same
basic arrangement. The "essential facility" monopoly is required
to provide connectivity to interexchange carriers and other
local exchange carriers according to regulated terms and
conditions.
Not a situation I approve of in the case of the domain name
market, where it is entirely unnecessary. But it seems to be the
operative paradigm here.
By the way, if you want to have some fun, start talking about
NSI as a "regulated public utility" in the presence of Don
Telage, Phil Sbarboro, et al. Watch what color they turn.
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