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<div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Today we filed the attached BC comment on </span>the Draft FY18 operating Plan & Budget for PTI<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"> (comment page at </font><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/fy18-pti-operating-plan-budget-2016-10-24-en">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/fy18-pti-operating-plan-budget-2016-10-24-en</a>
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<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">Thanks to </font><font face="Calibri">Jimson Olufuye, with help from Marilyn Cade and Chris Chaplow.</font></div>
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<div style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">It was approved in accord with the BC Charter.</div>
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