Re: [At-Large] Second Call: Call For Volunteers for the Working Group for the Vertical Integration PDP

There is a sort of status quo where cross-ownership is not allowed.

At least in the marketplace, the status quo is not very clear. Afilias was created as a consortium of registrars. Neulevel was a joint venture between Neustar and Melbourne IT. Verisign has a small minority share in Network Solutions. GoDaddy runs the .ME registry. Many of the large ccTLD registries also sell directly to the public. If "co-ownership" is not allowed, then a lot of restructuring of the existing market will have to take place. Bret