Poorly regulated DNS services
For most of the telecom service (from dial-up, broadband, network TV), the services are regulated by country government. Consumers depend on the government to ensure proper operation of telecom services since these services affect a large scope of the society and the services are very technical. However, domain-name registrars are poorly regulated according Business-Week. Not that government-regulation must be good; it could be self-regulated (like the industry-associations). The current state of DNS is worrying. This phenomena is not unique in US. In HK, Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited is also a commercial organisation but the government sent one senior official to sit on its broad.