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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Network Solutions on TV
On Mon, 16 Nov 1998, Dean Robb wrote: > >Separation of Registry/Registrar Services: > > > >Following the Phase 1 deployment of the Shared Registration System, NSI > >shall make a certification to the USG every six months designed to > >demonstrate by means of objective criteria, which shall be > >agreed upon between USG and NSI, that NSI is providing all licensed > >Accredited Registrars with equal access to its registry > >services. NSI also will by February 1, 1999, employ appropriate > >safeguards, approved by the USG, to ensure that revenues and assets of the > >registry are not utilized to financially advantage NSI's registrar > >activities to the detriment of other registrars. > > I read this as a requirement that NSI not lock any alternative registrars > out, nor can they use the registry (or it's database) for unfair advantage. I had a discussion about this with Ira Magaziner, and he assured me that NSIs registry would have to be divested of the registrar functions under this agreement. I think the phrase " ... assests of the registry not be utilized ... " addresses your concern (and mine.) Such assests would seem to me to include office space, connectivity, etc. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Patrick Greenwell (800) 299-1288 v CTO (925) 377-1212 v NameSecure (925) 377-1414 f Coming to the ISPF-II? The Forum for ISPs by ISPs http://www.ispf.com \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
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