On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 8:02 PM, Badru Ntege <ntegeb@one2net.co.ug> wrote:

Interesting The struggle for the control of the internet continues. I'm
worried that this time they ITU( governments) have strategically regrouped
and might actually make some progress.

"Consideration should be given to the expediency of having the functions of GAC carried out by a specially-constituted group within ITU with the authority to veto decisions adopted by the ICANN Board of Directors. If it is so decided, the ITU Secretary-General should be instructed to consult ICANN on the matter."

Considering that they told the ICANN CEO that he wasn't welcome at their Plenipot meeting, I think any such "consultation" would be brief and negative (as in "not hanks" from ICANN.

The problem is do they understand the beast they are trying to reign in??

They understand they don't control it, and they want to.

I'm not a proponent of "if it aint broken don't fix it" but I still do not
see what positive value the world will get by replacing the GAC with a
private (closed) club of bureaucratic technocrats.

zero + value, unless you are in the ITU world of very nice per diems.