<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div>Dear all,</div><div>Please fine below preliminary feedback from Ørnulf Storm.</div><div>Best wishes,</div><div>Lars</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> "Storm, Ørnulf" <<a href="mailto:ornulf.storm@Nkom.no">ornulf.storm@Nkom.no</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Friday, 9 October 2015 15:43<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> Lars HOFFMANN <<a href="mailto:lars.hoffmann@icann.org">lars.hoffmann@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc: </span> "Lindeberg, Elise" <<a href="mailto:elise.lindeberg@Nkom.no">elise.lindeberg@Nkom.no</a>>, Julia Charvolen <<a href="mailto:julia.charvolen@icann.org">julia.charvolen@icann.org</a>>, Karine Perset <<a href="mailto:karine.perset@icann.org">karine.perset@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> VS: [GAC] Use of 3-letter country codes as top-level domains - please provide feedback<br></div><div><br></div><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div lang="NO-BOK" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Please find our preliminary brief answers to the questions:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">In future, should all three-character top-level domains be reserved as ccTLDs only and be ineligible for use as gTLDs? What would be the
advantage or disadvantage of such a policy?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: red;">The question is not asked correctly. We don’t think 3-letter country codes should be used at all (unless for some instances of IDN ccTLDs and gTLDs. See answers below on
Q5). They should not be reserved for ccTLDs neither should they be used for gTLDs. The reason for this is the 3-letter country code represent the same country or territory as the 2-letter country code. Therefore, using these 3-letter codes at all</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: red;">could create end user confusion. Using the 3-letter country codes for ccTLDs could be a confusion for the end user since the 3-letter country codes has so strong association
to the country and could therefore by the end user be mixed up with the existing ccTLD.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">In future, should all three-character top-level domains be eligible for use as gTLDs as long as they are not in conflict with the existing
alpha-3 codes from the ISO 3166-1 list; i.e. the three-character version of the same ISO list that is the basis for current ccTLD allocation? What would be the advantage or disadvantage of such a policy?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: red;">No. Certain 3-letter codes have already been used for gTLDs and there are actually some instances of them being on the 3-letter country code list. To use more 3-letter codes
for new gTLDs will increase the risk for end user confusion, so our suggestion is to not use any new three letter code at all for new neither ccTLDs nor gTLDs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">In future, should three-character strings be eligible for use as gTLDs if they are not in conflict with existing alpha-3 codes form the ISO
3166-1 list and they have received documentation of support or non-objection from the relevant government or public authority? What would be the advantage or disadvantage of such a policy?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: red;">No, the 3-letter codes should not be used at all. Again, end user confusion.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">In future, should there be unrestricted use of three-character strings as gTLDs if they are not conflicting with any applicable string similarity
rules? What would be the advantage or disadvantage of such a policy?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: red;">No. As stated before. We do not think it is a good idea to use more 3-letter codes for any new top level domains.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">In future, should all IDN three-character strings be reserved exclusively as ccTLDs and be ineligible as IDN gTLDs? What would be the advantage
or disadvantage of such a policy?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: red;">No. Existing 3-letter gTLDs should be eligible for an exact match of an equivalent IDN 3-letter code. Also new IDN ccTLD should also be eligible for a IDN 3-letter code</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">.
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">6.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">In future, should there be unrestricted use of IDN three-character strings if they are not in conflict with existing TLDs or any applicable
string similarity rules? What would be the advantage or disadvantage of such a policy?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: red;">No. Same as previous answer. The should be very limited use of IDN 3-letter codes</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: red;">as suggest in the answer to Q5.
</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">7.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">Do you have any additional comments that may help the CWG-UCTN in its discussion on three-character strings as top-level domains?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: red;">In our view there are so many other available strings that could be used for a new top level domain and you should therefore not pick those that will most certainly cause
end user confusion and also are likely to create conflicts between national law and ICANN policy</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK">Ørnulf Storm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK">Head of Section<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK">Section for Electronic Communication and Internet<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK">Networks Department<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK">Norwegian Communications Authority<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK">Switchboard: + 47 22 82 46 00<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK">Direct: + 47 22 82 46 22<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK">Mobile: + 47 970 72696<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK"><a href="http://www.nkom.no/"><span style="color:blue">www.nkom.no</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK"><img border="0" width="119" height="40" id="Bilde_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D102A9.2D811D60" alt="nkom-logo-for-signatur_40px_engelsk"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Von:</span></b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> Glen de Saint Géry [<a href="mailto:Glen@icann.org">mailto:Glen@icann.org</a>]
<br><b>Gesendet:</b> Mittwoch, 9. September 2015 15:08<br><b>An:</b> Schneider Thomas BAKOM <<a href="mailto:Thomas.Schneider@bakom.admin.ch">Thomas.Schneider@bakom.admin.ch</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Olof Nordling <<a href="mailto:olof.nordling@icann.org">olof.nordling@icann.org</a>>; Tom Dale <<a href="mailto:tom@acig.com.au">tom@acig.com.au</a>>; Julia Charvolen <<a href="mailto:julia.charvolen@icann.org">julia.charvolen@icann.org</a>>; Lars
Hoffmann <<a href="mailto:lars.hoffmann@icann.org">lars.hoffmann@icann.org</a>><br><b>Betreff:</b> Use of Country and Territory Names as top-level domains - please provide feedback</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">Dear SO/AC Chair,</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:13.2pt;line-height:14.4pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">As you may be aware, the ccNSO and GNSO Councils have chartered a Cross Community Working Group
on the Use of Country and Territory Names as top-level domains (CWG-UCTN). The objective of the CWG-UCTN is to review the current status of representations of country and territory names, as they exist under current ICANN policies, guidelines and procedures.
In addition, the Group has been asked to provide advice regarding the feasibility of developing a consistent and uniform set of definitions that could be applicable across the respective SO's and AC's for country and territory names as top-level domains. Please
note that the scope of the WG is strictly limited to:</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:28.2pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:14.4pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">·</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">Representations of names of Countries, Territories and their subdivisions listed on or eligible to be listed on the Alpha-2 code International Standard for country
codes and codes for their subdivisions (ISO 3166-1), (Names of Country and Territory). Other geographical indicators, such as regions, are excluded;</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:28.2pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:14.4pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">·</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">The use of Country and Territory names as Top Level Domains. The use of Country and Territory names as second or other level is excluded.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">The CWG-UTCN has divided its work into three work stream: 2-letter codes, 3-letter codes,
and full names of countries and territories; currently the Group is starting its discussion on 3-letter codes and it is on this issue specifically that your feedback is being sought at this time. Please note that the community will be given ample opportunity
to comment and provide feedback on all other issues in due course.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">To help the CWG-UCTN in its discussion on three-character codes, you will find below a number
of questions; it would be very helpful to the Group if you could provide feedback on some or all questions raised. Please do not hesitate to supply any additional comments you may have on three-letter codes, as long as they are within the scope of work of
the CWG (see above).</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">Please send your comments to Lars Hoffmann (<a href="mailto:lars.hoffmann@icann.org">lars.hoffmann@icann.org</a>),
who is part of the CWG’s staff support team, by Friday 9 October 2015. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(49, 49, 49);">If you cannot submit your input by that date, but you would like to contribute, please
let us know when we can expect to receive your contribution so we can plan accordingly.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(49, 49, 49);">Your input will be very much appreciated.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(49, 49, 49);"> With best regards,</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(49, 49, 49);"> </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(49, 49, 49);">Heather Forrest, GNSO (Co-Chair)</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(49, 49, 49);">Carlos Gutiérrez, GNSO (Co-Chair)</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(49, 49, 49);">Annebeth Lange, ccNSO (Co-Chair)</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(49, 49, 49);">Paul Szyndler, ccNSO (Co-Chair)</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always"></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">Questions by the CWG-UCTN on 3-character codes with regard to the use of country and territory
names as top-level domains</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">1.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">In future, should all three-character top-level domains be reserved as ccTLDs only and be ineligible for use as gTLDs? What would be the advantage or disadvantage
of such a policy?</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">2.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">In future, should all three-character top-level domains be eligible for use as gTLDs as long as they are not in conflict with the existing alpha-3 codes from the
ISO 3166-1 list; i.e. the three-character version of the same ISO list that is the basis for current ccTLD allocation? What would be the advantage or disadvantage of such a policy?</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">3.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">In future, should three-character strings be eligible for use as gTLDs if they are not in conflict with existing alpha-3 codes form the ISO 3166-1 list and they
have received documentation of support or non-objection from the relevant government or public authority? What would be the advantage or disadvantage of such a policy?</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">4.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">In future, should there be unrestricted use of three-character strings as gTLDs if they are not conflicting with any applicable string similarity rules? What would
be the advantage or disadvantage of such a policy?</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">5.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">In future, should all IDN three-character strings be reserved exclusively as ccTLDs and be ineligible as IDN gTLDs? What would be the advantage or disadvantage of
such a policy?</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">6.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">In future, should there be unrestricted use of IDN three-character strings if they are not in conflict with existing TLDs or any applicable string similarity rules?
What would be the advantage or disadvantage of such a policy?</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">7.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">Do you have any additional comments that may help the CWG-UCTN in its discussion on three-character strings as top-level domains?</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></body></html>