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[icann-eu] Re: [wg-review] Congressional Hearings Resume
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- Subject: [icann-eu] Re: [wg-review] Congressional Hearings Resume
- From: Jefsey Morfin <jefsey@wanadoo.fr>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 13:55:57 +0000
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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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