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FC: ITU wants to be involved in Net-governance, standards-setting
From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 12:48:44 -0400
[The ITU is a bureaucratic nightmare nonpareil. Having it get involved in Net-governance is perhaps the worst thing that could happen to anyone who works online, except maybe having Dianne Feinstein get her way in Congress. Wait, scratch that. It's even worse. --DBM] ********** GENEVA - The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has pledged to involve itself in the governance of the Internet. ..... "The role of the ITU will become much more important." Itsumi declined to say how the ITU should be involved in the Internet, but said it was the subject of a report being prepared within the ITU. "The council [of the ITU] is very proactive in getting ITU involved in all aspects of the Internet, including domain naming. I have instructed staff to prepare for greater involvement," he said. http://www.eet.com/story/OEG19991011S0024 See also: http://www.edtn.com/story/biz/OEG19991011S0095-R -------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- the moderated mailing list of politics and technology To subscribe: send a message to majordomo () vorlon mit edu with this text: subscribe politech More information is at http://www.well.com/~declan/politech/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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