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From...
Europeans OK new Net regime
November 6, 1998
Web posted at: 2:00 PM EST
by Elizabeth de Bony
BRUSSELS (IDG) -- European Commissioner Martin Bangemann has expressed satisfaction with the creation of the new Internet governance regime in a letter to William Daley, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, the Commission announced Thursday.
The Commissioner complimented the U.S. government on the openness and transparency of the transition process which has led to the formation of the new Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.
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"We have been informed of widespread support for this proposal both from the member states and from the private sector in Europe," Bangemann wrote Daley.
The Commission is particularly satisfied because the new regime addresses the European Union's concerns about fair and global representation on the managing board of ICANN including the condition that "no more than one-half of the total number of members of the Permanent Board serving at any given time shall be citizens of any one geographic region," Bangemann wrote. This restriction was introduced to quell EU concerns about the dominance of U.S. representation on the managing boards.
ICANN will be responsible for organizing and managing the Internet numbering system, the Domain Name System and the Internet protocols.
The Commissioner insisted that competition should be introduced at all levels of the new regime and particularly that ICANN "acquire and retain the independence to effectively introduce competition into the DNS."
Commissioner Bangemann also indicated that the Commission's antitrust division is reviewing the U.S. government's agreement with Network Solutions Inc. to ensure that it is consistent with EU competition rules.
Elizabeth de Bony writes for the IDG News Service in Brussels.