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<div>For your information, the Preliminary Issue Report on next-generation gTLD Registration Directory Services to replace WHOIS has now been published for public comment. Comments may be submitted until 6 September.</div>
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<div>Best regards,</div>
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<div>Marika</div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>ICANN Newsletter <<a href="mailto:communications@icann.org">communications@icann.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Reply-To: </span>ICANN Newsletter <<a href="mailto:communications@icann.org">communications@icann.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Tuesday 14 July 2015 01:45<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>Marika Konings <<a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org">marika.konings@icann.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>ICANN News Alert -- Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Services to Replace WHOIS Preliminary Issue Report<br>
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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px; font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-13-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-13-en</a></p>
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<h2 style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 0px;">Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Services to Replace WHOIS Preliminary Issue Report</h2>
<p>13 July 2015</p>
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<td>Comment Period Opens on</td>
<td class="light"><strong>Date:</strong></td>
<td>13 July 2015</td>
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<td class="light"><strong>Categories/Tags:</strong></td>
<td colspan="3">Policy Processes; Contracted Party Agreements; Privacy, Security/Stability, Intellectual Property</td>
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<td class="light"><strong>Purpose (Brief):</strong></td>
<td colspan="3">This public comment proceeding seeks to obtain community input on the new Preliminary Issue Report concerning Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Services (RDS) to Replace WHOIS.</td>
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<td colspan="3"><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rds-prelim-issue-2015-07-13-en">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rds-prelim-issue-2015-07-13-en</a></td>
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