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On Nov 3, 2015, at 2:15 AM, Dr Eberhard W Lisse <el@lisse.na> wrote:
I too seem to recall seeing in early NTIA (or other) documents somewhere that ICANN was to be considered a regulator.
el
On 2015-11-03 08:37, Christopher Wilkinson wrote:
Well, they are entitled to their opinion, but historically, they are mistaken.
That was the basis on which the EU bought into the ICANN concept in the first place. Also there is clear precedent that ICANN has acted as a 'regulator' of the DNS market. e.g. structural separation, price cap, conditions of Registrar competition, etc.
CW
On 03 Nov 2015, at 07:18, Greg Shatan <gregshatanipc@gmail.com <mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com>> wrote:
I don't disagree with you Christopher.
But some people would like to avoid considering ICANN a regulator or self-regulator more broadly, which I think it can be classified as.
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