From: Jon Zeeff[SMTP:jon@branch.com]
a regulator. However, Internet namespace *is* a monopoly;
and free market approach does not work here. There's no
other Internet to go to if you don't like pricing or
features or performance of the current one (and i'mIf I can buy name registration from someone who will put me in .xxx
for $45/year or I can buy from someone else who will put me in .com
for $50, then, from my point of view, there certainly isn't
a monopoly.
Saying .com is not a monopoly is like saying major league baseball is not a monopoly because there are minor leagues....