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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Comments regarding the Interim Paper of the Cross-Community Working Group on Use of Names of Countries and Territories as Top Level Domains:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">On behalf of NIC México, entity that manages the ccTLD .MX, we would like to
<b><u>state our</u></b> <b><u>full support of LACTLDs position</u></b><u> </u>on the current community consultation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Additionally, we would like to
<b>complement on the following</b>:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US">According to RFC1591, the proper space for national identification on Internet corresponds to the ccTLDs, who represent the national interest and have a duty to serve their communities fulfilling a role of stewardship
on behalf of the best interest to their stakeholders and its local Ecosystem, represented on policies that guide the operation on this sake.
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US">Expanding the DNSs space opening TLDs corresponding to the country name or the 3 letter character country code will increase complexity on registration causing potential confusion to registrants, and surely
will cannibalize a market which is fundamentally limited, and in which it will not be feasible to sustain concurrent strings.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US">This is a topic which has had many round of discussion and historically there has never been a clear finding of consensus on the cross community position. Hence, we encourage to undertake proposed Recommendation
1, ending formally this deliberation, and close the Cross Community Working Group on this matter as proposed.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US">Representation on the DNS is a matter of national interest, and any process that might implicate the use country name or the country-code on the Internet shall be addressed by the local multistakeholder community
represented on ICANN by the ccTLD and the Government. On this behalf formal and direct efforts of contact shall be made directly to both parties on any case potentially involving our country name.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Truly yours,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US">Manuel Haces<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">NIC México (.MX)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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