Re: [IFWP] Fwd: Re: Power Politics and the New Internet Order

[Roeland M.J. Meyer]

At 12:22 PM 3/31/99 -0800, Greg Skinner wrote:
>Kent Crispin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> (*) The MoU failed because the competing interests refused to be
>> balanced, and caused the USG to get involved.  This remains true with
>> ICANN -- ICANN will only succeed because the USG has sufficient power
>> to force a resolution.
>
>Hmmm.  What power does the USG have to prevent people from using
>alternative TLDs?

answer: None.
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