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Packet Clearing House: A Letter, And, One More Thing...

January 03, 2020 by Marc Handelman in ISOC, DNS, .ORG, Donuts

In an enlightening email conveyed message from the Directors of the Packet Clearing House (PCH)(the world-wide group which provisions operational security and support to crucial Internet infrastructure - inclusive of the planet-spanning Domain Name System (DNS) and Exchange Points also spanning the globe (and undersea transmission cables carrying much of the world's traffic) to the General Counsel of ICANN.

The document, targeting the sale and subsequent management of the PIR (the component of ISOC that managed the .ORG TLD), comes a dire warning regarding the sale of the PIR to Ethos Equity. The full document may be downloaded here. And, of course, there's one more thing...

January 03, 2020 /Marc Handelman
ISOC, DNS, .ORG, Donuts