[NA-Discuss] (no subject)

[ebw at abenaki.wabanaki.net]

Joly,

I'd like to pass on the sociological characterization -- short people
would do just as well -- with the appropriate credits to Randy Neuman.

It is possible there is a competition policy issue that has existed
since the NIC contract was first put up for competitive bid, an issue
not adequately addressed by any subsequent event, with the exception
of the competitive redelegation of the .org franchise.

It is also possible there is an agency issue that has existed since
the IANA contract was hurridly put in place, an issue not adequately
addressed by any subsequent event, though the publication of the FNOI
earlier this summer by the DoC, rejecting certain claims made by the
current chief executive officer of the corporation, may improve this
situation as agency, when clear, can be delegated, and shared, under
rules consistent with modern administative practices.

Maintenance of the status quo benefits specific private parties. 

Eric