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<p class=MsoNormal>The comment period on the economic reports ends on 17<sup>th</sup>
April 09<o:p></o:p></p>

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  <p class=MsoNormal><a name=compri></a><strong><span style='font-size:18.0pt;
  font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>New gTLDs – Preliminary
  Reports on Competition and Pricing</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:
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    <p class=MsoNormal>4 March 09<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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    <p class=MsoNormal>17 April 09<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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  <p><strong>Explanation: </strong>ICANN retained Dennis Carlton, Professor of
  Economics at the University of Chicago and Senior Managing Director of
  Compass Lexecon, to perform two independent analyses:<o:p></o:p></p>
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       href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/prelim-report-consumer-welfare-04mar09-en.pdf">Preliminary
       Report of Dennis Carlton Regarding Impact of New gTLDs on Consumer
       Welfare</a> [PDF, 160K] <o:p></o:p></li>
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       href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/prelim-report-registry-price-caps-04mar09-en.pdf">Preliminary
       Analysis of Dennis Carlton Regarding Price Caps for New gTLD Internet
       Registries</a> [PDF, 56K] <o:p></o:p></li>
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  <p>The preliminary reports represent a third party independent analysis. A
  public comment period is now open to allow for further inputs from the
  community<strong>.</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>Both reports are currently available in English; other
  linguistic versions will follow shortly.<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=white>Is it clear to you what this comment
  period covers? Do you have all the information you need to respond? Please
  click "More information please" below to email ICANN directly </span><span
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  <p class=MsoNormal>Staff member responsible: Kurt Pritz | <a
  href="mailto:kurt.pritz@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20New%20gTLDs%20–%20Preliminary%20Reports%20on%20Competition%20and%20Pricing%20public%20comment%20period">More
  information please</a> <span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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  | <a href="mailto:competition-pricing-prelim@icann.org">Add a comment</a> |
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