If the TLDs are grouped into 4s then the strong ones, as for example .ES below, can take care of the other 3 "seats" at the table. If there is no TLD authority for that,

Jim, right now TLD operators don't specificay wish to cooperate or allow other parties into the monopoly territories. You are not going to get AU cooperating with AUS. You are not going to get FR cooperating with FRA. You are not going to get ES cooperating with ESP. Maybe in five years people will realise that cooperation is far more beneficial. But right now, they don't want ANYONE to "partner" with or to "team up with" or to "control them" or anything else. They want to be on their OWN and self righteous. That is why new TLD holders will eventually come out on top because they are structured in a public mediaum for the benefit of the public choice. The legacy TLD holders are mostly structued to make PROFIT. THe new TLD holders are structued to banish to profits of those Legacy Holders. Most people will select the SOMETHING for NOTHING over the SOMETHING for a LOT. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adam Todd http://adamtodd.ah.net Business Development, Technology, Domain Registration and Network Advisory Phone +61 2 9729 0565 - Todd Corporation http://www.todd.inoz.com Fax +61 2 4659 6786 - AHNET http://www.ah.net - AURSC http://www.aursc.ah.net Telstra Reseller and Telstra Convey Member (Not an Employee of Telstra) Get the DOMAIN NAME HANDBOOK NOW http://www.domainhandbook.com -------- Logged at Tue Sep 22 15:42:25 MET DST 1998 ---------