<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, please find below responses form the <b>.hk registry operator.</b> </div><div>Very best. </div><div>Lars</div><div><br></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> Jonathan Shea <<a href="mailto:jonathan.shea@hkirc.hk">jonathan.shea@hkirc.hk</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Thursday, 5 November 2015 21:25<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">Subject: </span> RE: [ccTLDcommunity] Questionnaire CCWG Use of names of country and Territories: 3-letter codes<br></div><div><br></div><div xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div lang="EN-AU" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Lars,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Below please find our replies to the questions raised.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:39.75pt;text-indent:-21.75pt;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: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, 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="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:18.0pt"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><JS> Yes, all country and territory 3-character TLDs should be reserved as ccTLDs only and be ineligible for use as gTLDs. Otherwise, confusion and wrong perception will be caused
to Internet users as to whether the 3-character TLD or the 2-character ccTLD is the true official representation of the country/territory. Also, the basic difference between ccTLD and gTLD is that a ccTLD represents country/territory and gTLDs are for generic
terms with no geographic connotation. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:39.75pt;text-indent:-21.75pt;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: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, 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="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:18.0pt"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><JS> Apart from the 3-character codes on the ISO 3166-1 list, there may be codes or strings which are 3-character or longer which are commonly accepted/used for specific countries
or territories but not on the ISO list. These should be ineligible for use as gTLDs too. Otherwise gross misunderstanding and confusion will be caused on which ones of these are the ones truly representing the country/territory. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:39.75pt;text-indent:-21.75pt;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: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, 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="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:18.0pt"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><JS> This is ok. But all ccTLDs should be consulted rather than only those which are thought to be relevant.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:39.75pt;text-indent:-21.75pt;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: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, 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="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:18.0pt"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><JS> This is not sufficient. See answers to Q1, 2, 3 above.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:39.75pt;text-indent:-21.75pt;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: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, 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="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:18.0pt"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><JS> All IDNs which are official names or commonly known names of countries or territories, irrespective of their length (number of IDN characters) should be reserved exclusively
as ccTLDs. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:39.75pt;text-indent:-21.75pt;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: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, 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="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:18.0pt"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><JS> This is not sufficient. See answer to Q6 above.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:39.75pt;text-indent:-21.75pt;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: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, 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="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:18.0pt"><JS> Nil.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Jonathan Shea<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">HKIRC (.hk ccTLD)<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> <a href="mailto:cctldcommunity-bounces@cctld-managers.org">cctldcommunity-bounces@cctld-managers.org</a> [<a href="mailto:cctldcommunity-bounces@cctld-managers.org">mailto:cctldcommunity-bounces@cctld-managers.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Bart Boswinkel<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 4 November 2015 5:31 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ccnso-members@icann.org">ccnso-members@icann.org</a>; <a href="mailto:cctldcommunity@cctld-managers.org">cctldcommunity@cctld-managers.org</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Lars Hoffmann; <a href="mailto:ccnso-council@icann.org">ccnso-council@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [ccTLDcommunity] Questionnaire CCWG Use of names of country and Territories: 3-letter codes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Dear all,</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Please find included a request for input from the cross-community working group </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">on
the Use of Country and Territory Names as top-level domains (CWG-UCTN). Please respond to
<a href="mailto:lars.hoffmann@icann.org">lars.hoffmann@icann.org</a> (also included in the cc). Closing date is 30 November 2015. The questionnaire is a follow-up from the presentation Annebeth Lange (.no) and Paul Szyndler (.au) gave at the ccNSO meeting in
Dublin. Their presentation can be found here: </span><a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/dublin54/schedule/tue-ccnso-members/presentation-ctn-20oct15-en.pdf"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">https://meetings.icann.org/en/dublin54/schedule/tue-ccnso-members/presentation-ctn-20oct15-en.pdf</span></a>. <span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Bart Boswinkel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">--------------------</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Dear all,</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, 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:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:28.2pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:14.4pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">· </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, 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 style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:28.2pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:14.4pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">· </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, 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 style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, 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 style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, 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 style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Please send your comments to Lars Hoffmann (<a href="mailto:lars.hoffmann@icann.org"><span style="color:purple">lars.hoffmann@icann.org</span></a>),
who is part of the CWG’s staff support team, by Monday 30 November 2015. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, 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 style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(49, 49, 49);">Your input will be very much appreciated.</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(49, 49, 49);"> With best regards,</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(49, 49, 49);"> </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(49, 49, 49);">Heather Forrest, GNSO (Co-Chair)</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(49, 49, 49);">Carlos Gutiérrez, GNSO (Co-Chair)</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(49, 49, 49);">Annebeth Lange, ccNSO (Co-Chair)</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(49, 49, 49);">Paul Szyndler, ccNSO (Co-Chair)</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always"></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, 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 style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">1. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, 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 style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">2. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, 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 style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">3. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, 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 style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">4. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, 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 style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">5. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, 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 style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">6. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, 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 style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">7. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, 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 style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></span></body></html>