Re: [alac-forum] VeriSign vs ICANN

[Izumi Aizu <izumi@xxxxxxx>]

This is just my personal and early reaction, and I have not really
read the full news of this case yet.

But I agree that we, ALAC, should consider this matter seriously and make
it clear which position we stand.

We of course will and should not support monopoly.

izumi

At 13:50 04/02/27, you wrote:
>Dear ICANN Representative:
>
>I read in the news today that VeriSign is again attempting to bully ICANN
>with a lawsuit.  The current lawsuit alleges that ICANN is overstepping it's
>oversight bounds by disallowing certain VeriSign activites, including their
>hotly contested Site Finder "service".
>
>As a small web hosting provider and domain registrar (as a reseller through
>eNom), I feel very strongly that VeriSign and its abhorrent business
>practices are precisely the reason that a governing and regulation body such
>as ICANN is needed.  I'd like to register my support of ICANN and offer any
>service I can to combat this corporate giant's gross abuse of its monopoly.
>I'd be happy to be called upon to answer any questions about common VeriSign
>business practices and those of it's former registrar division, Network
>Solutions.  Practices such as routinely refusing legitimate transfer requests
>from other registrars, over-charging customers, stalling legitimate transfers
>until domains expire and then holding those domains hostage for exorbitant
>sums of money to be re-enabled.  VeriSign's Site Finder is another example of
>the company's abuse of its privilege as a registry and the strangle-hold this
>company's monopoly places on small businesses such as ours.
>
>Please feel free to contact me if I can be of any help in this matter.
>VeriSign must be controlled or it's monopoly broken if the Internet is to
>grow and thrive.  The business practices they promulgate are not healthy for
>small business, they are not healthy for the consumer, and they are not
>healthy for the Internet community.
>
>Thank you for your time.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Randy Bobst-McKay
>Bobst-McKay & Lynne
>(DBA Hosting Service Center)