On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 7:17 PM, John R. Levine <johnl@iecc.com> wrote:
One proposal from Russian-speaking countries has gone so far as to call for scrapping the GAC, and have ITU give itself veto power over all ICANN board decisions. Even a compromise would essentially undermine the finality of any ICANN Board policy.
It's hard to see how the ITU could force itself on ICANN.
Agreed, the quote i saw is: "Consideration should be given to the expediency of having the functions of GAC carried out by a specially-constituted group within ITU with the authority to veto decisions adopted by the ICANN Board of Directors. If it is so decided, the ITU Secretary-General should be instructed to consult ICANN on the matter." Considering that they told the ICANN CEO that he wasn't welcome at their Plenipot meeting, etc., I think any such "consultation" would be brief and negative (as in "sod off") from ICANN. -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel