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From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 17:53:33 -0400
X-Sender: cook () pop3 netaxs com Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 17:42:18 -0400 To: farber () cis upenn edu From: Gordon Cook <cook () cookreport com> Subject: dot US - some questions that need to be asked (was) Why/Who is getting a big gift from the USG and why? Hi Dave, Regarding the give away of dot us. To understand what is going on folk need to talk with Karen Rose at the Department of Commerce. For approximately the past 2 years this very young attorney has been making policy on dot us, ENUM and ICANN for the Clinton administration and now the Bush administration. Karen was installed in her position at NTIA by Beckwith Burr. Becky has been back at Wilmer Cutler for, I believe, at least a year. Karen has been left at NTIA in the mean time and as far as i can tell has made critical decisions in the arcane areas of dot US, ENUM, and ICANN without any real supervision except for the assiduous attention of those with interests in the areas she supervises. Given the change in administrations (and especially given the Bush administration's apparent lack of interest in the Internet), Karen has had amazing autonomy which, it seems to me as a long time observer of these issues, she uses on behalf of her constituents: Verisign, Neustar, ICANN and others. To most people her areas of authority are exceedingly obscure. (Never the less in January 2000 she represented the US government in Geneva at an ITU meeting designed to work out strategy between the USG, ITU and IETF on ENUM.) The disposition of dot US, ICANN, and ENUM will involve a lot of money and power. I would hope that the press will quickly start to ask the right questions. I believe that there is enough time left to make a difference. As far as dot US is concerned to anyone in the DNS industry it looks like a HUGE cash cow..... What is going on here really needs close scrutiny that it hasn't been getting. I have never been a fan of your phrase 'adult supervision' - however I must admit that with Karen it is needed.Good question, why is the US Govern giving away a valuable piece of property DaveDate: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 10:29:12 -0400 From: David Austin <daustin () disciples com> To: farber () cis upenn edu Dave why dont they consider an auction to qualified bidders?? perhaps you could call some of your friends in DC dave austin-- **************************************************************** The COOK Report on Internet, 431 Greenway Ave, Ewing, NJ 08618 USA (609) 882-2572 (phone & fax) cook () cookreport com Index to 9 years of the COOK Report at http://cookreport.com From now through Sept 15th half price sale on university library site license and access to ALL back issues. Site license $575 and all back issues $300. http://cookreport.com/sale.shtml ****************************************************************
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