ABSTRACT
This chapter explores a special focus on the role of the Dot TV phenomenon. Through a striking combination of happenstance, gamesmanship, and political initiative, Tuvalu acquired exclusive rights to the Internet domain name.tv and has been able to capitalize on the potential financial value of the unique Internet resources. Dot TV is a significant source of wealth to the sovereign state of Tuvalu. In any event, the name Tuvalu was adopted and, Tuvalu choice of name became the source of considerable wealth to the tiny country. To put the dot com phenomenon in proper context, one must note that Tuvalu's link to telecommunication technologies can only be described as paltry. Tuvalu is resource poor in any conventional economic sense. Dot TV is marketed as an open cctld since its.
