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--></style></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Dear WT1 Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>WT1 has discussed comments made by Akram Atallah, related to possible concerns the community might have about ICANN Org becoming a “registry of registries.” Per action item 8 captured on WT1’s action list here (<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/aRq4Aw">https://community.icann.org/x/aRq4Aw</a>), please find ICANN Org’s response below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>During the last couple of WT1 calls, there were requests for clarification regarding the context of Akram’s comment that one of the things the PDP Working Group should consider is whether ICANN should be a registry of registries. Please find below the response to this request to share with WT1. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Akram’s comment referred to by WT1 was a suggestion for the PDP Working Group to consider what it envisions to be the end goal of the new gTLD Program (i.e., whether it envisions a few thousands/hundreds of thousands/millions gTLDs to be added to the root, and is there a cap). Once the end goal is known, the Program, including fees, could then be structured to meet the goal and achieve the vision.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Steve<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Steven Chan</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho",serif'>
</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Policy Director, GNSO Support<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho",serif'>
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