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    Dear Colleagues,<br>
    <br>
    Many thanks for your feedbacks and elaborating on this idea. Reading
    everyone's contributions, it seems to me there are three outlined
    options so far :<br>
    a) status quo (RZM contracts with NTIA)<br>
    b) Contract Co. contracts with RZM<br>
    c) IANA Operator contracts with RZM<br>
    <br>
    I would suggest we go back to our principles to assess the merits of
    these options. <br>
    <br>
    For instance, option c may present better perspectives in terms of
    service performance overall (IANA Operator is fully accountable for
    performance and can adjust any interface issue with its contractor,
    the RZM), but it may be less desirable to some in terms of as
    separability as well as checks and balances (if the RZM contract
    includes provisions to double check). <br>
    <br>
    Happy to elaborate if you think it valuable. <br>
    Best<br>
    Mathieu<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Le 10/12/2014 05:53, Greg Shatan a
      &eacute;crit&nbsp;:<br>
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cite="mid:CA+aOHUSqZt9jeTGNaJXiFs7G2RCYfUz9heu0aXJRJ=B8YE9E2A@mail.gmail.com"
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        <div>Alan:<br>
          <br>
          The NTIA says that there should be a "parallel" transition of
          the NTIA's responsibilities relating to the RZM function.&nbsp;
          That doesn't sound like they want to hold onto the CA one
          second longer than they want to hold onto the IANA Functions
          Contract.&nbsp; <br>
          <br>
          I think this is squarely on our plate.<br>
          <br>
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        Greg<br>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 11:38 PM, Alan
          Greenberg <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca" target="_blank">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</a>&gt;</span>
          wrote:<br>
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              If we have no control over who performs the RXM function,
              we are not in
              control over the Cooperative agreement with the RZM. It is
              that
              Cooperative Agreement which presumably specifies who the
              RZM is to take
              instructions from and it is that CA (which we are not in
              control of but
              NTIA is) that must be altered to ensure that any new
              assignment of the
              IANA function is honoured.<br>
              <br>
              Alan<span class=""><br>
                <br>
                At 09/12/2014 11:23 PM, Greg Shatan wrote:<br>
              </span>
              <blockquote type="cite"><span class="">Alan,<br>
                  <br>
                  Why do you say it is up to the NTIA?&nbsp; Our charter says
                  it's up to
                  us.&nbsp; I don't believe we're adding a new complexity.&nbsp; I
                  think we
                  are recognizing that we overlooked an existing
                  complexity that was on our
                  plate.<br>
                  <br>
                  Greg<br>
                  <br>
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                  On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 11:17 PM, Alan Greenberg
                  &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca"
                    target="_blank">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</a>
                  &gt; wrote:<br>
                </span>
                <dl>
                  <dd><span class="">We need to specify that for the
                      IANA transition to be effective,
                      there must be a requirement that the Root zone
                      maintainer accept change
                      instructions from the assigned IANA functions
                      operator. It is up to NTIA
                      to arrange its (or perhaps our at some point)
                      contract with the RZM to
                      make sure that this happens. Why add new
                      complexity to our already
                      difficult task?<font color="#888888"><br>
                        <br>
                      </font></span></dd>
                  <dd><font color="#888888">Alan</font></dd>
                  <br>
                  <br>
                  <br>
                  <dd><span class="">At 09/12/2014 11:02 PM, Jordan
                      Carter wrote:<br>
                    </span>
                    <blockquote type="cite">
                      <dd>All <br>
                        <br>
                      </dd>
                      <dd><span class="">I agree with Mathieu's basic
                          concern but would basically put it like
                          this:<br>
                          <br>
                        </span></dd>
                      <dd><span class="">ContractCo has no teeth in
                          assigning the IANA functions contract to
                          anyone unless it can also direct the Root zone
                          maintainer to accept
                          change instructions from the assigned IANA
                          functions operator.<br>
                          <br>
                        </span></dd>
                      <dd><span class="">Without the ability to do both
                          those things, then the first power is
                          imaginary.<br>
                          <br>
                        </span></dd>
                      <dd><span class="">For example, imagine if
                          Contract Co had a contract with ICANN to
                          perform the IANA functions, and ICANN as IANA
                          functions operator had a
                          contract with the RZM. <br>
                          <br>
                        </span></dd>
                      <dd><span class="">If ContractCo issued the
                          contract for IANA functions to a different
                          entity, ICANN could still control the root. <br>
                          <br>
                        </span></dd>
                      <dd><span class="">So it appears to me that we
                          aren't solving post-NTIA problems if we
                          aren't dealing with RZM as well as IANA
                          functions.<br>
                          <br>
                        </span></dd>
                      <dd><span class="">Interested in other views and
                          perspectives on this.<br>
                          <br>
                        </span></dd>
                      <dd>cheers,<br>
                      </dd>
                      <dd>Jordan<br>
                        <br>
                        <br>
                      </dd>
                      <dd><span class="">On 9 December 2014 at 03:48,
                          Milton L Mueller
                          &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                            href="mailto:mueller@syr.edu"
                            target="_blank">mueller@syr.edu</a>&gt;
                          wrote: </span>
                        <dl>
                          <dd>I agree with you Greg that this is in
                            scope; you are also correct to
                            point out that the NTIA language (&acirc;&#8364;&#339;related
                            and parallel&acirc;&#8364; ) makes it
                            rather ambiguous regarding our role relative
                            to NTIA&acirc;&#8364;&#8482;s role in
                            effecting this change. </dd>
                          <dd>&nbsp;
                          </dd>
                          <dd>My take on it is that NTIA will actually
                            take responsibility for
                            modifying or ending the Verisign Cooperative
                            Agreement once we have a
                            complete proposal, but that our proposal
                            really does need to be based on
                            a clear understanding of what we want to
                            happen to the RZM functions.
                            This message should be more detailed but I
                            don&acirc;&#8364;&#8482;t have time for more
                            now.&nbsp; <br>
                            <br>
                          </dd>
                          <dd><a moz-do-not-send="true"
name="14a327d93c01e70c_14a326c41646239e_14a2a63267f337cf__MailEndCompose"></a>&nbsp;
                          </dd>
                          <dd><span class="">From: Greg Shatan [
                              <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com"
                                target="_blank">
                                mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>] </span></dd>
                          <dd><span class="">Sent: Monday, December 8,
                              2014 3:14 AM </span></dd>
                          <dd>To: Milton L Mueller </dd>
                          <dd>Cc:
                            <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                              href="mailto:Mathieu.Weill@afnic.fr"
                              target="_blank">Mathieu.Weill@afnic.fr</a>;
                            <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                              href="mailto:cwg-stewardship@icann.org"
                              target="_blank">cwg-stewardship@icann.org</a>
                          </dd>
                          <dd><span class="">Subject: Re:
                              [CWG-Stewardship] Contract, Co. and the
                              root zone
                              publisher
                            </span></dd>
                          <dd>&nbsp;
                          </dd>
                          <dd><span class="">I agree that this is
                              another important reason for Contract Co.
                              -- to
                              contract with the RZM.
                            </span></dd>
                          <dd><span class="">However, I'm not sure I
                              agree that issues relating to the
                              Cooperative
                              Agreement are part of a "Step 2" that is
                              not within the scope
                              of this CWG.
                            </span></dd>
                          <dd><span class="">The Q&amp;A issued along
                              with the NTIA's initial press release on
                              the
                              IANA transition said that there a "related
                              and parallel"
                              transition of the NTIA's responsibilities
                              relating to the Verisign
                              cooperative agreement.<br>
                              <br>
                            </span></dd>
                          <dd>
                            <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2014/iana-functions-and-related-root-zone-management-transition-questions-and-answ"
                              target="_blank">
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2014/iana-functions-and-related-root-zone-management-transition-questions-and-answ</a>
                          </dd>
                          <dd>&nbsp;
                          </dd>
                          <dd><span class="">A "parallel" transition
                              seems inconsistent with a
                              "Step 2" approach (which would be more of
                              a "serial"
                              transition).<br>
                            </span></dd>
                          <dd><span class="">In our CWG's Charter, in
                              the section entitled "Scope,"
                              there is the following paragraph (emphasis
                              added):
                            </span></dd>
                          <dd>In respect of Function 2. (&acirc;&#8364;&#339;Perform
                            Administrative Functions
                            Associated With Root Zone Management&acirc;&#8364; ),
                            this process currently involves
                            distinct roles performed by three different
                            entities through two separate
                            legal agreements: the Contractor as the IANA
                            Functions Operator, NTIA as
                            the Administrator, and VeriSign (&acirc;&#8364;&#732;or any
                            successor entity as designated
                            by the U.S. Department of Commerce&acirc;&#8364; ) as
                            the Root Zone Maintainer. The
                            accountability function currently performed
                            by NTIA regarding the RZM
                            role, as well as the discussion of the RZM
                            management administrative
                            interface currently used by NTIA are within
                            the scope of the CWG. The
                            issue of who performs the Root Zone
                            Maintainer (RZM) role is not in scope
                            for the CWG and should be dealt with in a
                            subsequent effort as needed.
                            Additionally, issues related to naming
                            policy e.g. delegation,
                            redelegation or revocation of ccTLDs, RAA
                            related policy issues etc. are
                            not within the scope of the CWG. </dd>
                          <dd>&nbsp;
                          </dd>
                          <dd><span class="">If I read this correctly,
                              "the accountability function ...
                              regarding the RZM role" is within our
                              scope. This means that our
                              proposal does have to provide for a
                              transition of the NTIA's role
                              relating to the RZM function.&nbsp; It stands
                              to reason that, if the NTIA
                              is no longer in this role, that the NTIA
                              should no longer be a party to
                              the Cooperative Agreement, since the
                              Cooperative Agreement is a key part
                              of the NTIA's accountability function.&nbsp;
                              This also seems to call for
                              a "parallel" transition (like the NTIA
                              Q&amp;A) of the NTIA's
                              responsibilities relating to the Verisign
                              cooperative agreement to be
                              included in our proposal.
                            </span></dd>
                          <dd><span class="">Perhaps someone from the
                              drafting team can shed some light on the
                              genesis and meaning of this paragraph in
                              our Charter.&nbsp; The only
                              reference I can find to this paragraph on
                              the DT wiki is a line from the
                              Call #3 Meeting Notes and Action Items:
                            </span></dd>
                          <dd>Language on Root Zone Maintaining process:
                            re-focus on role of NTIA
                            in Root Zone maintainer process. Action:
                            Avri and Chuck to propose
                            language to the group. Group aware of
                            Chuck&acirc;&#8364;&#8482;s role and no objection.
                          </dd>
                          <dd>&nbsp;
                          </dd>
                          <dd><span class="">I think we need to get some
                              real clarity on this point very soon, so
                              that our Proposal does not fail to deal
                              with part of our mandate.
                            </span></dd>
                          <dd>Greg<br>
                          </dd>
                          <dd>Gregory S. Shatan &Atilde;&macr; Abelman Frayne &amp;
                            Schwab
                          </dd>
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                          </dd>
                          <dd>ICANN-related:
                            <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                              href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com"
                              target="_blank">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>
                            <br>
                            <br>
                          </dd>
                          <dd><a moz-do-not-send="true"
                              href="http://www.lawabel.com/"
                              target="_blank">www.lawabel.com</a> </dd>
                          <dd>&nbsp;
                          </dd>
                          <dd>
                            <div>
                              <div class="h5">On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at
                                11:11 AM, Milton L Mueller
                                &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                  href="mailto:mueller@syr.edu"
                                  target="_blank">mueller@syr.edu</a>&gt;
                                wrote:<br>
                                <br>
                              </div>
                            </div>
                            <dl>
                              <dd>Mathieu </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">You are correct to
                                    suggest that the status of Verisign
                                    as RZM is
                                    still a bit of a loose end in the
                                    transition process. However, the
                                    scenario you propose isn't a problem
                                    with this plan; if it could happen
                                    under a new regime, too if we are
                                    not careful. There would be nothing
                                    preventing Verisign from refusing to
                                    implement IANA change requests from
                                    ICANN, for example.
                                  </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">So this is not an
                                    argument against any particular
                                    plan, it is simply
                                    identifying a problem that the NTIA
                                    has to take care of after the
                                    transition.
                                  </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">Currently, Verisign is
                                    bound to modify the root zone
                                    changes approved
                                    by the NTIA through a Cooperative
                                    Agreement with the Commerce
                                    Department.
                                    Ultimately, that agreement has to go
                                    away to complete the IANA
                                    transition. If Verisign continues to
                                    be the Root Zone File implementer,
                                    the cooperative agreement has to go
                                    away otherwise the NTIA will still
                                    be
                                    in control of the root. However, for
                                    practical reasons the NTIA has
                                    chosen to make that "step 2" after
                                    they get an agreeable IANA
                                    transition plan. My guess is that
                                    once we have an acceptable plan,
                                    then
                                    the NTIA-Verisign cooperative
                                    agreement will be modified and the
                                    new IANA
                                    contractor will work out an
                                    agreement with whoever the RZF
                                    implementer
                                    turns out to be.
                                  </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">This is another reason
                                    why we MUST have a Contract Co.!!!!
                                    How are
                                    you going to have authority over RZF
                                    change implementation without a
                                    legally binding, readily enforceable
                                    contract?
                                  </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">One thing that may put
                                    your mind at ease: Verisign does not
                                    want to
                                    be in control of root zone file
                                    modifications. That would make it
                                    liable
                                    for antitrust challenges or make it
                                    subject to liability for other
                                    things
                                    that might happen related to RZF
                                    changes. It is a private, commercial
                                    company, and putting a private
                                    company in charge of a critical
                                    resource
                                    used by its competitors is not a
                                    position a company residing in a
                                    jurisdiction with strong antitrust
                                    laws wants to be in. The current
                                    arrangement makes Verisign the
                                    operator but someone else has the
                                    responsibility for the changes.<br>
                                  </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>&gt; -----Original Message----- </dd>
                              <dd>&gt; From:
                                <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                  href="mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org"
                                  target="_blank">
                                  cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org</a>
                                [mailto:<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                  href="mailto:cwg-stewardship-"
                                  target="_blank">cwg-stewardship-</a> </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; <a
                                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                                      href="mailto:bounces@icann.org"
                                      target="_blank">bounces@icann.org</a>]
                                    On
                                    Behalf Of Mathieu Weill </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; Sent: Sunday,
                                    December 7, 2014 7:41 AM </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>&gt; To:
                                <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                  href="mailto:cwg-stewardship@icann.org"
                                  target="_blank">cwg-stewardship@icann.org</a>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; Subject:
                                    [CWG-Stewardship] Contract, Co. and
                                    the root zone
                                    publisher </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>&gt; </dd>
                              <dd>&gt; Dear Colleagues, </dd>
                              <dd>&gt; </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; Having now read
                                    carefully the proposal document, I
                                    have a
                                    significant </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; concern to share
                                    with all Members and Participants. I
                                    feel like
                                    we are missing </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; an important part
                                    of the puzzle. </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>&gt; </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; I apologize for
                                    raising this concern so late, and I
                                    hope this
                                    concern will be </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; easily dismissed
                                    if I have missed something. </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>&gt; </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; Here is the
                                    scenario that raised my concern. </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>&gt; </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; The CWG suggests
                                    to create Contract, Co. as the
                                    contracting
                                    party for the </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; IANA contract in
                                    the future. Consider the scenario
                                    where
                                    Contract, Co., upon </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; instruction from
                                    the MRT after a fierce debate,
                                    contracts with
                                    someone else </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; than Icann,
                                    following an RFP. </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>&gt; </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; Consider now
                                    that, due to external
                                    considerations, the root zone
                                    publisher </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; (currently,
                                    Verisign) indicates that it does not
                                    intend
                                    accepting requests from </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; the new IANA
                                    operator. We would be facing a
                                    deadlock,
                                    threatening the </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; ability to
                                    maintain the root zone in a secure
                                    and stable manner. </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>&gt; </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; Am I missing
                                    something here ? Unless I am, I
                                    believe we would
                                    need to </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; expand our
                                    investigations to be able to address
                                    this scenario,
                                    by : </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; - analyzing the
                                    root zone publisher function,
                                    especially by what
                                    mechanisms </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; it is bound to
                                    publish IANA-approved changes to to
                                    the root
                                    zone. </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; - investigating
                                    options in our transition proposal,
                                    through
                                    which to ensure </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; that the root
                                    zone publisher remains committed to
                                    publish
                                    changes in the </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; root when, and
                                    only when, they are approved by the
                                    IANA
                                    Operator. </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>&gt; </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; Many thanks in
                                    advance for your replies regarding
                                    both the
                                    validity of this </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>
                                <div>
                                  <div class="h5">&gt; scenario as well
                                    as potential ways to address that
                                    risk. </div>
                                </div>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>&gt; </dd>
                              <dd>&gt; -- </dd>
                              <dd>&gt; ***************************** </dd>
                              <dd>&gt; Mathieu WEILL </dd>
                              <dd>&gt; AFNIC - directeur g&Atilde;&copy;n&Atilde;&copy;ral </dd>
                              <dd>&gt; T&Atilde;&copy;l: 01 39 30 83 06 </dd>
                              <dd>&gt;
                                <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                  href="mailto:mathieu.weill@afnic.fr"
                                  target="_blank">mathieu.weill@afnic.fr</a>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>&gt; ***************************** </dd>
                              <dd>&gt; ATTENTION : L'Afnic a d&Atilde;&copy;m&Atilde;&copy;nag&Atilde;&copy;
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                              <dd>&gt; Notre nouvelle adresse est : </dd>
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                                Montigny-le- </dd>
                              <dd>&gt; Bretonneux </dd>
                              <dd>&gt; </dd>
                              <dd>&gt;
                                _______________________________________________
                              </dd>
                              <dd>&gt; CWG-Stewardship mailing list </dd>
                              <dd>&gt;
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                                  href="mailto:CWG-Stewardship@icann.org"
                                  target="_blank">CWG-Stewardship@icann.org</a>
                              </dd>
                              <dd>&gt;
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                                  target="_blank">
https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cwg-stewardship</a> </dd>
                              <dd>_______________________________________________
                              </dd>
                              <dd>CWG-Stewardship mailing list </dd>
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                                  href="mailto:CWG-Stewardship@icann.org"
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                            </dl>
                          </dd>
                        </dl>
                      </dd>
                    </blockquote>
                  </dd>
                </dl>
              </blockquote>
            </div>
            <div>
              <div class="h5">
                <dd>&nbsp;<br>
                </dd>
                <dd>_______________________________________________ <br>
                </dd>
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                  <br>
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                </dd>
                <dd>-- <br>
                </dd>
                <dd>Jordan Carter<br>
                  <br>
                </dd>
                <dd>Chief Executive <br>
                </dd>
                <dd>InternetNZ<br>
                  <br>
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                    href="mailto:jordan@internetnz.net.nz"
                    target="_blank">jordan@internetnz.net.nz</a> <br>
                </dd>
                <dd>Skype: jordancarter<br>
                  <br>
                </dd>
                <dd>To promote the Internet's benefits and uses, and
                  protect its
                  potential.<br>
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            <div>
              <div class="h5"><br>
                <dd>_______________________________________________<br>
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T&eacute;l: 01 39 30 83 06
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ATTENTION : L'Afnic a d&eacute;m&eacute;nag&eacute; le 31 mars 2014 !
Notre nouvelle adresse est :
Afnic - Immeuble Le Stephenson - 1, rue Stephenson - 78180 Montigny-le-Bretonneux
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