RE: [IFWP] Your Nando story

[Anonymous]

Jay Fenello wrote:
> 
> Joe Sims, Corporate Counsel to ICANN, joins the list discussions
> for the first time since ICANN was formed.  After months and months
> of silence, Joe has chosen to snipe at certain postings (mostly from 
> yours truly :-), rather than answer any questions of substance.
> 
> This one is in response to my posting of:
> 
> http://www.nandotimes.com/opinions/story/0,1098,60802-96791-69
> 1207-0,00.html
> 

Well, having now read the offending article, my mind boggles. 
Jay, could you answer this:

>(Actually, the NSI, for both business and political reasons, had itself
already begun
the process of opening up the registration market.)

How was NSI already opening up the registration market?

Ivan