[dns-operations] Opportunity to operate a non-gTLD non-ccTLD TLD

[John R Levine]

>> The incumbent is Verisign.  Any reason to believe they are looking to replace them?
>
> It might just be the USG has to go through a procurement process for this sort of thing every few years.

Sure.  Just wondering if there are reasons that the USG might be unhappy with VRSN.

The RFP says they currently do not provide DNS service to registrants but 
want the new contractor to do so, to make the DNS more secure and 
reliable.  I would imagine VRSN could do that.

R's,
John