I believe that Working Group
C (WG-C) has clearly stated the situation, and given the Board a direction to begin
immediate implementation of 6-10 new gTLDs followed by hundreds more. I would urge
the DNSO and ICANN to solicit public opinion to determine which gTLDs will be added
to the root servers. I support these TLDs for the initial test: .web
.shop
.sex
.info
.art
.firm
.naa
.home
.sucks
This move to
expand the namespace is 5 years past-due. The sooner ICANN begins this implementation
the better! The initial test period should be a short (maybe 6 month) period to evaluate
the technical issues involved in the implementation of the new names.
If there
are no major technical problems the introduction of hundreds or thousands of new
gTLDS should be set as policy. The market should determine the need for, and effectiveness
of a gTLD.
Network Solutions should lose it's monopoly of the namespace based
on 'artificial scarcity'. This is the reason ".com" names sell for 7 figures now.
ICANN must vote to add new gTLDS now!