<p>+1</p>
<p>ARINs involvement in the ITU does not equal government control of ARIN, it may however equal ARIN influence of government.</p>
<p>~Chris<br></p>
<p>My Android sent this message.</p>
<p><blockquote type="cite">On Jul 2, 2010 2:37 AM, "Eliot Lear" <<a href="mailto:lear@cisco.com">lear@cisco.com</a>> wrote:<br><br> Ted,<br>
<br>
On 6/30/10 8:45 PM, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:<br>
> I have to agree mostly with Milton here, also I'll point out that<br>
> recently ARIN joined the ITU and as the ITU is an agency of the<br>
> United Nations, ARIN has in some ways lost it's independence<br>
> from the government.<br>
I don't know of a single process change that has occurred because ARIN<br>
has joined the ITU as a sector member. Moreover, by doing so, ARIN has<br>
gained a voice within the Union. So have three of the four other RIRs.<br>
It's important that ARIN and the other RIRs make use of that voice to<br>
explain how the Internet works. Absent that voice, a void has existed<br>
that has been filled with misinformation.<br>
<br>
Eliot<br>
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