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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Today ICANN has posted for public comment a proposed allocation framework and use of funds from the release of single-character second-level domain names (SC SLDs). See <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-13jun08-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-13jun08-en.htm</a> and <a href="http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/allocation-framework13jun08.pdf">http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/allocation-framework13jun08.pdf</a>.<BR>
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The document is being provided to the Council and posted for public comment for 30 days. I hope this can be a topic of discussion on Sunday’s working session in Paris.<BR>
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Please let me know if you have questions.<BR>
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Regards,<BR>
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Patrick<BR>
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Patrick L. Jones<BR>
Registry Liaison Manager &<BR>
Coordinator, ICANN Nominating Committee<BR>
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers<BR>
4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330<BR>
Marina del Rey, CA 90292<BR>
Tel: +1 310 301 3861<BR>
Fax: +1 310 823 8649<BR>
<a href="patrick.jones@icann.org">patrick.jones@icann.org</a> <BR>
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