[icann-eu] Re: [wg-review] Congressional Hearings Resume

[Jefsey Morfin <jefsey@wanadoo.fr>]

On 22:24 15/01/01, Eric Dierker said:
> > On Fri, 12 Jan 2001 22:15:44 -0500, Michael Sondow wrote:
> >
> > >  (Copied from the Politechbot list)
> > >
> > >  :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
> > >  January 12, 2001
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >  Michael M. Roberts
> > >
> > >  President and Chief Executive Officer
> > >
> > >  Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
> > >
> > >  4674 Admiralty Way, Ste. 330
> > >
> > >  Marina del Rey, CA 90292
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >  Dear Mr. Roberts:
> > >
> > >  The Committee on Energy and Commerce is continuing its oversight of
> > >  the
> > >  Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). As you
> > >  may
> > >  recall, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the
> > >  Committee on
> > >  Commerce held a hearing on July 22, 1999, to examine the issue of
> > >  domain
> > >  name system privatization.
> > >
> > >  In connection with our continuing review, we have been monitoring
> > >  the
> > >  process by which ICANN arrived at its decision in November to
> > >  approve seven
> > >  suffixes: .aero, .coop, .info, .museum, .name, .pro, and .biz. There
> > >  have
> > >  been a number of reports that ICANN's process to create a new
> > >  generation of
> > >  Internet domain name suffixes may be thwarting competition in the
> > >  registration and assignment of Internet domain names. As the
> > >  Committee of
> > >  jurisdiction over this issue, the Committee wants to ensure that
> > >  this
> > >  process is open and fair, and most important, successfully sparks
> > >  competition. To that end, we are gathering facts in preparation for
> > >  a
> > >  Subcommittee on Telecommunications hearing in February to examine
> > >  the
> > >  process by which ICANN selects Internet domain name suffixes.
> > >  Accordingly,
> > >  we request that you contact Chairman Tauzin's telecommunications
> > >  counsel,
> > >  Jessica Wallace, to arrange a time to jointly brief committee staff
> > >  at your
> > >  earliest convenience.
> > >
> > >          Sincerely,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >          Billy Tauzin,
> > >
> > >          Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce
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