[Chapter-delegates] ccTLD management

[Grigori Saghyan]

Dear Elver,
In Armenia .am ccTLD manager  is the "Internet Society" NGO, or in short
form- ISOC.AM. (At the same time this NGO is ISOC Armenian Chapter).

Practically all Armenian ISPs and registrars have their representatives
in ISOC.AM as members.  ISOC.AM had founded in 2000 a commercial
structure, 100 % of shares of this commercial structure belong to
ISOC.AM, the name of this structure is "Internet Technology Center" -
ITC. This was done because there is a difference in taxation for NGOs
and commercial structures. All registrars, as commercial structures,
have their agreements with  ITC, not with ISOC.AM directly.

As a ccTLD manager ISOC.AM had only one clime from one registrar in
2007,  when this registrar applied to Armenian Anti-Monopoly commission
with complaint on pricing policy. As a result, Anti-Monopoly Commission
recognized ITC as a monopolist, which is reasonable - today there is
only one .am ccTLD.

ITC now is under Anti-Monopoly Commission regulation,   have  to
substantiate domain registration fees, have to  provide
non-discriminatory policy, prepare reports for the Commission, etc.

But at the same time ITC is under control of ISOC.AM - as a subsidiary.
All problems possible to discuss inside ISOC.AM, in worst case, if it
will be impossible to have balanced solution inside ISOC.AM, one  can
apply to Anti-Monopoly Commission.

Grigori Saghyan
ISOC.AM




On 12.05.2013 8:47, Elver Loho wrote:
> Hi all!
> 
> Quick question: what role does your chapter play in the management of your country's specific top level domain?
> 
> I'm wondering, because we occasionally have some disagreement with the .ee manager, but other than being able to talk to them, we have no say in things. Is this the case elsewhere as well?
> 
> Best,
> Elver
> .ee chapter
> 
> elver.loho at gmail.com
> +372 5661 6933
> skype: elver.loho
> Sent from my iPhone
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