> Back in the day, pre-CIRA, .CA was managed according to rules which > included the restriction that a single company was only allowed one > domain name. So, to choose a company at random, General Motors Canada > was welcome to GMC.CA but they couldn't also register PONTIAC.CA or > GM.CA or GENERALMOTORS.CA.
for those of us who manage smaller cctlds pro bono, it is also good for our sanity, especially when paired with the requirement that the registrant be real and in-country. it also encourages the isps in-country to take over the cctld, which is good. they can charge a bit for the service and multiple name registrants become a good thing. e.g. nigeria is finally running their own internally, though we are not moving the visible primary and admin poc until it is past test phase. this is a long-awaited day. randy