Should the initial DNSO Constituencies currently identified as "ccTLD registries" and "gTLD registries" be re-categorized as "open registries" and "closed registries," identified according to whether the registry is open to any registrant, worldwide ("open"), or is instead limited to certain registrants based on geography, intended use, or other criteria ("closed")? IMHO, the whole constituency model should be revisited and scrapped, but as it appears ICANN is wedded to that structure, then one constituency should be named for "TLD infrastructure" or "registries". It shouldn't matter whether they are gTLD or ccTLD, because both types reside at the top of the domain name hierarchy and thus fully represent that level of the pyramid. This approach avoids deciding whether the slice the TLD pie by geography (ccTLD/gTLD) or by use (closed/openTLD) or by some other category that has yet to emerge. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandbook.com ======================== // ============================= ISBN 0879305150 *=" ____ / +1 (415) 435-5010 [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ ) Tiburon, CA On the Internet, // \\ no one knows you're a dog.