It was my impressions that NetSol was a private company with no governmental
ties. Or are they lying to me?
G
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From: P.A. Gantt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: webwatch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Telecom Regulation & the Internet
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Date: Thursday, March 25, 1999 12:05 AM
Subject: WC:>: Re: [webwatch] all: boiling mad at internic (fwd)
>Unfortunately Network Solutions is a puppet
>of the federal government (specifically the FCC)
>trying to give sole source to ICANN which is attempting
>to privatize the Net Domain assignments.
>
>The danger is a non-controlled private group beyond the reach
>of citizen oversight that will decide who or who does not
>qualify for Net Domains.
>
>Expect this NetWork Solutions slowdown to continue
>to speed the giving away of taxpayers' Internet
>to the control of this select business group, ICANN.
>
>If you are interested in learning more join:
>
>Telecom Regulation & the Internet
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>or
>
>webconsultants-l
>
>You are not alone in your anger.
>Congress is receiving a record number of complaints about:
>
>FCC
>ICANN
>FCC Commissioner Kennard
>Deregulation of Telecoms [specifically long distance charge
>agreements to the deteriment of small ISPs and ultimately consumers]
>Access fees being charged by Telecoms
>Telecoms creating monopolies with Cable Companies
>State Internet Taxes now being imposed
>
>> Subject: all: boiling mad at internic
>>
>> network solutions just screwed us big time.
>>
>> part of my business is hosting and designing web sites.
>>
>> to register a new domain name you go to network solutions, fill
>> out an on line form. the output of the form is emailed back to
>> you and you submit it to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>> up until now, the site at
>
>> http://rs.internic.net
>
>> was pretty accessible and i had no problems with it.
>> now...
>> their site is full of weird forms where i guess alignment and
>> images guide you. well i got some of the way thru until i hit a
>> script that left me on a blank screen. dead end.
>>
>> i have to use this site to earn a living. it was fine, now it is
>> useless.
>>
>> i use the internet professionally. i am excellent at filling
>> out even complex forms with speech, so they can't say it's me.
>> i can't even find the downloadable off line forms.
>>
>> network solutions is an agent of the u s government.
>> what can be done?
>
>Write your Senators immediately and complain.
>They are currently having hearings re: the FCC's corruption.
>
>--
>P.A. Gantt, Computer Science Technology Instructor
>Electronic Media Design and Support Homepage
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