Are distribution channels sufficiently at the service of the community?
Whilst the proposal document does not request any specific changes in the charter or policy delegation, it does make the point that valuable lessons have been learnt over the past four years. As a result several areas have been identified where the .aero team consider a change in the agreement would be to the benefit of a sponsored community and Internet users overall. The key recommendation is that a sponsored community should not be required to serve the needs of a distribution channel: rather, the distribution channel should serve the needs of the community. The proposal continues: “As indicated in the past – in our annual proof-of-concept reports and on numerous other occasions – we continue to believe that the current agreement has proven to lack the flexibility necessary to establish a distribution channel suitable for the needs of the sponsored community and that it is counter-productive to create a competitive environment in the context of a small community-focused TLD.” “While
