[governance] Re: IANA contract to be opened for competitive bidding on November 4

[Stephane Bortzmeyer]

> Since the contract specifies that the contract holder be a company
> based in the United States,

That's much worse:

> The Contractor shall perform the primary IANA functions of the
> Contract in the United States and possess and maintain, throughout
> the performance of this Contract, a physical address within the
> United States. The Contractor must be able to demonstrate that all
> primary operations and systems will remain within the Unites States
> (including the District of Columbia). The Government reserves the
> right to inspect the premises, systems, and processes of all
> security and operational components used for the performance of all
> Contract requirements and obligations.

So, the future IANA will not even be able to, like ICANN, _pretend_ it
is a bit internationalized.
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