Re: NSI and competition to RIPE and APNIC

[Ben Black <black () zen cypher net>]

that didn't asnwer the question of domain franchises.



On Sun, 11 May 1997, Kim Hubbard wrote:

> >
> Hank,
>
> NSI is not setting up franchises to sell or allocate or "hand out" IP space.
>
> Kim Hubbard
> InterNIC Registry
>
> > On Sun, 11 May 1997, Randy Bush wrote:
> >
> > > > > > It appears NSI is establishing franchises throughout the world and the
> > > > > > franchisees get commissions on domains and IP nets handed out.
> > > > > And what justification do you have for this rumor?  Or is it more black
> > > > > helicopters?
> > > > I just spoke to a franchisee who gave me all the information listed.  He
> > > > says NSI has something known as "levels" and he is known as a Level II
> > > > franchisee (total of 3 levels - with small local ISPs being level III).
> > > > He did not know who the other franchisees are but did say he saw something
> > > > in the paper about one being set up in UK and in Switzerland.
> > >
> > > To allocate IP space?
> > >
> > > randy
> >
> > So said the franchisee to me by phone.  
> >
> > Hank Nussbacher
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