[NA-Discuss] Slate article on .web (Meinrath & Noss)

[John R. Levine]

> Thought this article would be of interest.  It proposes ICANN do something
> useful with proceeds of .web, namely wifi for Africa.
>
> http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2012/11/icann_s_gtld_auction_proceeds_should_be_used_to_bring_mesh_technologies.html

It seems to me wildly optimistic to assume that ICANN will have any 
revenue from domain auctions.  See http://www.jl.ly/ICANN/tldauction.html 
and http://www.jl.ly/ICANN/tldauction2.html

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