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<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">Today</font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="3"> the BC filed the attached </font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">comment on </font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: 16px;">ICANN's </font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Draft
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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif">(comment page at </font><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/africa-dns-market-study-2017-03-11-en">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/africa-dns-market-study-2017-03-11-en</a> </span><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">)</span></div>
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<div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;">This comment was drafted by Waudo Siganga, Andrew Mack, and Lawrence OlaWale-Roberts, with edits by Jimson Olufuye and Steve DelBianco.</div>
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<div>Steve DelBianco</div>
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