[ga] Coalition For ICANN Transparency

[Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>]

I spotted an interesting website at
http://www.cfit.info/

"The Coalition for ICANN Transparency (CFIT;
pronounced See-Fit) is a group of individuals,
organizations and companies concerned about the lack
of visibility into the activities and operations of
the internet governing body. Without such a renewed
commitment to transparent operations, ICANN risks
undermining its internet governance role. It is our
belief that this commitment can be encouraged best by
the internet community itself.

CFIT is provoked by the recently proposed .com
agreement. It is the latest proof that ICANN continues
to demonstrate it cannot operate fairly on behalf of
consumers and other internet stakeholders. The
proposed assignment of the .com registry to Verisign,
offered two years before the expiration date on the
current contract and done outside an open bidding
process, reinforces four forces detrimental to the
internet:

A lack of transparency 
A continued erosion of checks-and-balances 
Imposition of unilateral price increases that run
counter to market logic 
Unchecked expansion of the .com registrys natural
monopoly into competitive areas"

FYI:  The site is registered to Jason Eberstein whose
email address is noc[at]momentous.ca -- that should
give you a clue as to whom is behind this initiative.




		
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