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CCTLD News Memo #2 (29
December 1997)
* In this issue: Organization
There is much discussion currently about a new organizational
framework for the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) due
the plan of the US Government to eliminate its funding of the
IANA within the next nine months.
The US Government has been very generous in funding the IANA service
for many years.
The observation that the Internet is now dominated by commercial
activity suggests that it is now more appropriate for the IANA
service to be funded by the direct users of the service and by
the Internet industry rather than by the government.
This has led to a plan to recast the IANA service as an independent
non-profit organization funded by bottom up fees paid by the users
of the IANA service and by contributions from the industry.
As part of this plan it is important that there be some sub elements
of the organization focused on specific aspects of the activity.
One particular missing element is a or more likely several groups
to represent the interests of the country code domain managers.
It is urgent that we follow up on the suggestion that i made in
the "News ... #1" in October:
> For example, it might be helpful to have a time during the
annual INET
> conference for those of us that can attend to get together.
However,
> meeting on a world wide basis may be too expensive, so regional
> groupings and meetings are also possible, and i encourage
you to form
> regional groups, with mailing lists and meetings.
I think it would be good to have several regional (with 5 to 7
regions covering the world) groups organized to represent the
interests of the contry code domain administrators.
An organization of this kind is already being formed in Europe.
I think it would be best if these groups were self orgainized,
and set up their own mailing lists and meeting arrangements.
However, if it is useful for us at the IANA to initially set up
some mailing lists we will be happy to do that.
Information about the country codes contacts may be found through
the web pages at:
http://www.iana.org/countryA-F.html
http://www.iana.org/countryG-O.html
http://www.iana.org/countryP-Z.html
Thanks.
IANA
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