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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Just to reiterate, ICA is unalterably opposed to imposing URS on .Net and we therefore strongly disagree and request that a voting period be initiated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Steve DelBianco<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 03, 2011 5:12 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'bc-GNSO@icann.org GNSO list'<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Elisa Cooper; Mike O'Connor<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [bc-gnso] Draft BC comment on proposed .NET Renewal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">Attached is a discussion draft for BC response prepared by Elisa Cooper &nbsp;(with edits by Mikey O'Connor and Steve DelBianco) &nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">On our 21-April BC member call, we discussed our approach for this comment, and there was universal support to request Verisign to have a &quot;Thick WHOIS&quot; service
 in .NET<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">Elise and Mikey added two additional requests based on new gTLD registry contract requirements:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">&nbsp;- Add TM Claims Service once the TM Clearinghouse is operating.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">&nbsp;- Add URS &nbsp;(Uniform Rapid Suspension)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">ICANN's Comment period closes 10-May. &nbsp; &nbsp;Our member call on 21-Apr was 21 days before deadline, and today's draft is circulated 8
 days before deadline.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">We can submit this response later if members feel they need the entire 14-day review and discussion period.&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">Please review and post your suggestions/edits as soon as possible. &nbsp; If there are no disagreements noted by 10-May, this response
 will be adopted without a voting period, and posted to ICANN.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">For topic background, see&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><a href="http://icann.org/en/public-comment/#net-renewal">http://icann.org/en/public-comment/#net-renewal</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">Thanks again to Elisa Cooper and Mikey O'Connor for drafting this comment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">Steve DelBianco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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