If ICANN really wants
to put an end to monopolies, especially that of Image Online Design (IOD), then the
ICANN Board must accept NeuStar's Application for .WEB TLD.
There are many reasons why ICANN SHOULD accept NeuStar's application for .WEB TLD
:
(i) NeuStar does not want to be a registrar, but just a
NEUTRAL registry.
[ IOD on the other hand wants monopoly power in the WEB
for an undisclosed inniatial period, probably 5 years
after which they will allow ICANN Registrars to take
registrations. ]
(ii) NeuStar
proposes to charge the cheapest price for registry
services - only $5.30. Registrars will benefit by
being able to bundle other value added services like
web hosting with WEB names.
[ IOD on the other hands while refusing to accept registrars
inniatially (5 years), also wants after 5 years to charge
registrars an overpriced $15. ICANN should take
note that
NSI Registry/VeriSign is charging
only $6 for .com, .net,
and .org domains
]
(iii) NeuStar and Melbourne IT are recognized players that
have
vast experience in the domain registration
business.
[ IOD on the other hand has no experience
in DNS or domain
registration. IOD only
knows how to speculate and squat
famous
trademarks, i.e. microsoft.web, ibm.web, sun.web,
compaq.web, etc. Furthermore, IOD's application also
states that IOD wants to use Microsoft Windows 2000
to operate their registry and not Solaris Unix
distribution, even when they know well that all
Microsoft
operating systems (eg. Windows
2000) are unstable, insecure
and full
of holes and bugs ]
(iv) NeuStar never took any speculative
pre-registrations.
[ IOD on the other hand is currently
taking pre-registrations
that it claims are
actual registrations. IOD furthermore has
commited
fraud by lying the consumer that ICANN gave it
permission in 1995 to accept pre-registrations even before
ICANN was formed. ]
(v) neuStar and Melbourne
IT have reputable staff and I am
confident that
they will be able to provide efficient
registry
services to registrars on a NEUTRAL basis.
[ IOD, I
doubt will be able to provide any registry services.
Fools like Christopher Ambler, who I cannot understand how
became Chief Technology Officer of IOD, who can alsosay in
a publicly accessible application that IOD will use the
unstable, insecure, and buggy Micro$oft Windoze 2000 to
operate such a vital part of the DNS - a TLD! ]
(v) By accepting NeuStar's application for the .WEB TLD, ICANN
and its board is showing the whole internet community through
out the world, its credibility. Why should ICANN chose a
U.S. player when it can give change to non-US players like
Melbourne IT to become the official .WEB Registry.
Mr. Mike
Roberts, its high time you and your staff to prove their credibility. That can be
done by accepting NeuStar's application for .WEB TLD, which passes all ICANN's acceptance
criterias.
Thank You In Advance.
Eugene Kang
E-Mail: wiredz@maxis.net.my