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<div>Here is the statement we approved today in the BC meeting. Thanks to all for suggestions and quick replies.</div>
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<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">The ICANN Commercial and Business Users Constituency (BC) underscores the importance of the announcement by the U.S. Commerce Department to transition the </font>Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions contract to
the global multistakeholder community.</div>
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<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">The BC commits to engage in the ICANN bottom-up, multistakeholder process to develop a consensus-based plan for the transition of IANA and appropriate accountability mechanisms. </font></div>
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<div>Steve DelBianco</div>
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<div>ICANN Business Constituency</div>
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