[ga-full] Re: [ga] Older registrations

[Simon Higgs <simon@higgs.com>]

At 08:03 AM 3/24/00 -0500, Craig Simon wrote:

>And with reference to cavalier actions by the USG, yes of course it was 
>fair to
>remove the burden from the US taxpayer by introducing a payment scheme, but I
>think people should be aware of Karl Auerbach's point that the contract should
>have been rebid rather than simply changed so dramatically by such a small 
>group
>of players. (And who has the inside details on that pivotal element of the
>story?)

Karl is correct. I think the primary reason was to enable continued 
stability. There was little time to ramp up a competitor to assume the 
responsibilities on a large scale.


Best Regards,

Simon

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