Richard, On Sep 11, 2014, at 9:48 AM, Richard Hill <rhill@hill-a.ch> wrote: >> If you are suggesting there needs to be additional clarity on the >> publication function, perhaps including SLAs, I’d agree. > > Noted. Hopefully we can build on that. In the past, there were efforts to define SLAs between ICANN and the RIRs related to the implementation of global policies, however those efforts tended to stall from lack of interest (as far as I can recall). Pragmatically speaking, the demands related to Internet numbering were minor enough that it wasn’t considered an issue to bother with. > But I wasn't referring to that, I was referring to what happens at the > national level, where there is far less regulation than in the past. I stated: >>> this is decidedly different to the world in which nation-states get together in closed rooms to define treaty obligations which member nations can enact via national laws that impose or constrain the behaviors of telephony providers. The fact that some (definitely not all, as I presume you’d agree) nations choose not to impose regulation does not alter the model in which those nations _can_ regulate as they see fit. My point was that this differs radically from the way Internet numbering works. ICANN and the RIRs cannot compel. At most, they can refuse to provide services (which opens the door to others providing the same service). Regards, -drc
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