On Mon, 18 Nov 2024, 22:33 heasley, <h...@shrubbery.net> wrote: > Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 12:48:04PM -0800, William Herrin: > > On Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 12:39 PM Noah <n...@neo.co.tz> wrote: > > > On Sun, 17 Nov 2024, 22:06 David Conrad via NANOG, <nanog@nanog.org> > wrote: > > >> > 2. I'm not convinced that the service regions should be limited by > the ICP to non-overlapping geographic territories. > > >> > > >> While geographic monopolies may have made sense in the past, it is > unclear to me how/why they make sense today (unless the point is to > create/perpetuate a cartel). > > > > > > I am curious as to what you mean by create/perpetuate a cartel? > > > > A group of geographical monopolies who between them have total control > > over what the essential service costs and whether anybody else can > > perform it. It might as well be the definition of a cartel. > > And, to the extent that the service provider must excel. > > Competition is healthy for all enterprise. >
The registries are more than just an enterprise boss. Noah >
