diff --git a/src/servo/net.rs b/src/servo/net.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..47357c3cf08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/servo/net.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+export uri, input_stream, channel, io_service, file_channel;
+
+import uri::uri;
+
+iface input_stream {
+    fn close();
+    fn read() -> [u8];
+}
+
+iface channel {
+    fn uri() -> uri;
+    fn open() -> input_stream;
+}
+
+iface io_service {
+    fn new_uri(spec: str) -> uri;
+    fn new_channel(uri: uri) -> channel;
+}
+
+class file_channel implements channel {
+    new() { }
+
+    fn uri() -> uri { fail }
+    fn open() -> input_stream { fail }
+}
diff --git a/src/servo/net/uri.rs b/src/servo/net/uri.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e8541817dbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/servo/net/uri.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+export uri, build_uri;
+
+type uri = {
+    spec: str,
+    scheme: str,
+    host: option<str>,
+    port: option<uint>,
+    path: str
+};
+
+fn build_uri(_spec: str) -> uri {
+    fail
+}
diff --git a/src/servo/servo.rc b/src/servo/servo.rc
index 309dd818b9e..cb906505790 100755
--- a/src/servo/servo.rc
+++ b/src/servo/servo.rc
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ mod content {
     mod name_pool;
 }
 
+mod net {
+    mod uri;
+}
+
 mod opts;
 mod engine;