Re: [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] Draft summary of public comment (second milestone report) ready for JAS WG review

["Michele Neylon :: Blacknight" <michele@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 3 Aug 2011, at 18:11, Elaine Pruis wrote:

> 
> 
> Packet Clearing House is a non-profit research institute that supports 
> operations and analysis in the areas of Internet traffic exchange, routing 
> economics, and global network development. 
>       Originally formed in 1994 to provide efficient regional and local 
> network interconnection alternatives for the west coast of the United States, 
> PCH has since grown to become the leading proponent of neutral independent 
> network interconnection and provider of route-servers at major exchange 
> points worldwide. 
>       Today, PCH provides equipment, training, data, and operational support 
> to organizations and individual researchers seeking to improve the quality, 
> robustness, and accessibility of the Internet.             Current and 
> ongoing PCH projects include the construction of  Internet Exchanges Points 
> (IXPs) throughout the developing world; operation of the INOC-DBA global 
> Internet infrastructure protection hotline; support for globally distributed 
> domain name system (DNS) resources; implementation of network research data 
> collection initiatives in more than three dozen countries; and the 
> development and presentation of educational materials to foster a better 
> understanding of Internet architectural principles and their policy 
> implications among policy makers, technologists, and the general public.
> Packet Clearing House is a non-profit research institute, with ongoing 
> projects to help construct IXPs throughout the developing world. They have 
> provided free DNS services to many under-resourced ccTLDs.  Bill Woodcock is 
> the authority and driving force on making sure developing nations have stable 
> access to the internet.   It would be a grave error to dismiss his 
> recommendations and insight as not having "any obvious rational basis for 
> being posted."
> 
> Elaine


Elaine - 100% agreed. When I was talking to our networks team about this 
discussion PCH's name came up immediately as the experts in the area. 

Regards

Michele

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