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Who is Controlling the Internet ? Keith Mitchell Executive Chairman London Internet Exchange Predicts 98+ Conference Paris, 21st Apr 98
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Personal view rather than organisation policy
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CORE model: 7 new gTLDs one shared registry many registrars competition between registrars
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US Green Paper model: 5 new gTLDs each a monolithic registrar + registry competition between gTLDs NSI keeps com/net/org monopoly initially eventually split NSI registrar/registry roles
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Issues facing CORE approach Will open technology for shared registry database be ready in time ? Proprietary distributed database could lead to supplier rather than registrar monopoly Registrars have accepted pre- registrations for new gTLDs
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Issues facing Green Paper approach NSI monopoly must be dealt with by end Sep 98 Wider Internet governance issues raised
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IANA Internet Assigned Numbers Authority Responsible for: root of TLD namespace IP address assignments Protocol standards and identifiers Largely de-facto authority
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Regional Number Registries RIPE, APNIC, ARIN Delegated authority & address space from IANA Broad base of Internet Provider members (registrars)
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RIPE NCC Operational arm of pan - European ISP body, RIPE Autonomous from 1st Jan 98 Has ~900 member registrars in greater "European" area Spinning off new RIPE CENTR project for national TLDs
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Green paper on IANA governance: US legal entity Board appointed from "bottom up" representation 7 out of 15 seats from name & number registries, IAB 7 out of 15 seats from "user organisations"
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Issues facing Green Paper IANA Proposals: Who and Where exactly are the "user organisations" ? Incorporation under Californian law Not clear if Internet providers are represented as users or via registries US bias under opposition from EU Timescales
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