Hello Siavash, ICANN can act based on what it considers to be "reasonable cause". One example of reasonable cause cited in the bylaws is "the promotion of effective competition". Competition is not "effective" if one set of players can obtain a market advantage by having their class of TLDs launched before another set of players is ready. In the IDN world, do we really want to see an advantage given to either IDN gTLDs or to the IDN ccTLDs by having one of these groups launched before the other? While everyone recognizes the need to move forward and expeditiously with the implementation of IDNs, shouldn't we be considering the implications of "unfair advantage" on the marketplace? The current schedule for the release of new gTLDs seems to be in advance of the scheduled release of new ccTLDs (even if a fast-track IDN ccTLD approach is adopted). Doesn't that concern you? Personally, I think that slowing down the implementation of IDN gTLDs is indeed possible (if we choose to respect the principle of competition based on a level playing field). With regard to the issue of an ISO list, just as RFC 1591 states: "The IANA is not in the business of deciding what is and what is not a country", so too should we be asserting: "The IANA is not in the business of deciding what is and what is not a country's set of territorial scripts" -- this truly should be a matter for a standards body to determine through its processes. I remain of the view that ICANN, in its role as technical manager of the DNS, should only act when such a list is properly compiled. regards, Danny ____________________________________________________________________________________ Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC