[ga] Re: NTIA approves .com agreement, but with amendments

[George Kirikos <gkirikos@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi again,

Interestingly, page 4 of:

http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/agreements/amend30_11292006.pdf

mentions in point 5 that "This approval is not intended to confer
federal antitrust immunity on VeriSign with respect to the Registry
Agreement."

Thus, the CFIT litigation can continue, and perhaps one day we'd see
.com prices at $2/yr.

Soon we'll see all our domain DNS traffic data for sale, I imagine. :(
There goes business privacy.

Sincerely,

George Kirikos
http://www.kirikos.com/

--- George Kirikos <gkirikos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Hot off the wires:
> 
> http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=189608
> http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3646471
> 
> I found the following interesting:
> 
> "The DoC's National Telecommunications and Information Administration
> (NTIA) listened to the opposition, holding a number of hearings
> looking
> into the deal. As a result of testimony, the final agreement imposes
> a
> number of conditions on VeriSign that the original deal with ICANN
> did
> not.
> 
> "Under this amendment, the Department retains oversight over any
> changes to the pricing provisions of, or renewals of, the new .com
> registry agreement," reads a statement from the NTIA.
> 
> "Department approval of any renewal will occur only if it concludes
> that the approval will serve the public interest in the continued
> security and stability of the Internet domain name system and the
> operation of the .com registry, and the provision of registry
> services
> at reasonable prices, terms and conditions."
> 
> This might be positive, depending on the exact amendments. The NTIA
> has
> more details at:
> 
> http://www.ntia.doc.gov/
> http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/press/2006/icanncom_113006.htm
> http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/press/2006/icanncom_fact_113006.htm
>
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/agreements/amend30_11292006.pdf
> 
> which I'm still reading.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> George Kirikos
> http://www.kirikos.com/
>