ICANN Board Members,I am a humble internet user
who uses the internet for accessing information on a daily basis at work, office,
on the road, in hotels, motels, at friends and family’s places, you name it(even
in port authority terminal, lately). As an avid user, I find the access road
to information highway that I use is not well paved. I deal with too many entry
and exits ramps, wrong signs, dangerous neighborhoods, potholes, head on collisions
and paramedics, flooding, the list goes on. All told, my journey from point
A to B is not that pleasurable as it could be.
In your undertaking to expand
the domain name area, you now have an opportunity to fill some of those potholes,
build a few HOV lines for faster access, eliminate some roadblocks, and build a few
visitors welcome booths - all of that will make me a real happy camper. I see
that Sarnoff Corporation has provided you an opportunity to partly address some of
this hapless internet user’s problems through their proposal of .i.
I like the
.i proposal over others for a few reasons, as a matter of fact:
1) I give priority
to my ability to get my info when and where I want it, the way I like to see it,
faster and with as little hassle as possible.
2) The information
of my choice should seek me out and should know how and where to intercept me.
Now, I feel only those information that I really don’t care about knows where to
get me!
3) I prefer neutral operators of registry in this area. Someone who do
not have affinity to one group or the other, but gives opportunity to everyone, developers,
users and other beneficiaries.
4) And, I would definitely like to start
off with a free numeric domain name - why not.
5) I just can’t wait for
that aggregation part they promised in their proposal, hopefully making my life a
bit more manageable.
ICANN, don’t miss this opportunity to make me happy.
Make that .i proposition a reality.
Victoria
Manager, Planning,
Avid Systems