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<DIV><SPAN class=112345622-23122008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Attached and copied
below is a revised statement of interest for me.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=112345622-23122008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=112345622-23122008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Two changes were
made from my previous statement of interest:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<OL>
<LI><SPAN class=112345622-23122008><FONT face=Arial size=2>In the first
paragraph, I stated that VeriSign is operator of the .name gTLD whereas
previously we were only providing backend registry services for the Global
Name Registry. This changed as a result of the VeriSign acquisition of
GNR earlier this year. Even though the acquisition was completed some
time ago, it should be noted that ICANN has not yet approved the redelegation
of .name.</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN class=112345622-23122008><FONT face=Arial size=2>I added the last
paragraph that says, "<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>VeriSign may apply
directly for new gTLDs and also may serve as a registry services provider in
support of other applicants for new gTLDs.</FONT>"</FONT></SPAN></LI></OL>
<DIV><SPAN class=112345622-23122008><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Chuck</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=112345622-23122008></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=112345622-23122008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Interest Statement from
Chuck Gomes for the GNSO RN-WG<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p> </o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">23 December
2008<o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">I am Vice President of Policy and
Compliance for VeriSign, Inc.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>VeriSign is the registry operator for the .com, .net and .name gTLDs and
also provides backend registry services in support of Employ Media for the .jobs
gTLD.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>VeriSign is also the registry
operator for two ccTLDs, .cc for the Cocos and <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Keelings</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Islands</st1:PlaceType> and .tv for <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Tuvalu</st1:country-region></st1:place>.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">As an employee who supports
VeriSign’s naming services business, I do often have access to Registry
Sensitive information including information about registrars.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>With regard to both our gTLD and ccTLD
registration services businesses as well as other VeriSign businesses, our
customers and business associates have interests in various ICANN policy issues
and may be members of other GNSO constituencies and/or supporting
organizations.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">In addition to registry
agreements with ICANN for .com and .net, VeriSign also has obligations to the
U.S. Department of Commerce through a cooperative agreement that was initiated
in 1993 and has been amended many times since then.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Those obligations include providing the
A and J root servers as well as support to ICANN in implementing changes in the
root zone file.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As such, VeriSign
is a member of the DNS Root Server System Advisory Committee and also works
closely with IANA staff in the processing of root zone changes.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">As a representative elected to
the GNSO Council by the unsponsored gTLD registry members of the gTLD Registry
Constituency (RyC), I am required by the Constituency’s Articles of Operation to
represent the views of those members and the full Constituency as applicable,
not my own or VeriSign’s.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In that
regard, I will endeavor to always qualify any personal statements as such and
will follow-up with the RyC to obtain their position.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">I own shares of VeriSign stock
and hold options to purchase additional shares, but the amount of shares I
currently own plus the potential shares I could possibly own if I exercised all
options is a miniscule number relative to the total number of VeriSign
shares.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Regarding the pending
introduction of new gTLDs, VeriSign may apply directly for new gTLDs and also
may serve as a registry services provider in support of other applicants for new
gTLDs.</P></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>