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<p class=MsoPlainText><a
href="http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-16oct07.htm">http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-16oct07.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>ICANN Establishes Forum on Allocation Methods for
Single-Letter and Single-Digit Domain Names<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>16 October 2007 (Comment period extended 7 November
2007).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>As recommended by the GNSO Council, ICANN is commencing a
forum on potential allocation methods for single-letter and single-digit domain
names at the second level in gTLD registries. Examples include a.com, i.info,
4.mobi, 8.org. Since revenue will result from this allocation, comments
regarding the potential uses for this revenue are also requested.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>ICANN intends to synthesize responses to the forum and
present proposed methods for allocation of single-letter and single-digit
domain names at the second level for community consideration.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>To be considered by ICANN, ideas on potential allocation
methods should be submitted to <a href="mailto:allocationmethods@icann.org">allocationmethods@icann.org</a>.
Comments may be viewed at <a
href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/allocationmethods/">http://forum.icann.org/lists/allocationmethods/</a>.
**ICANN is extending the comment period until 23:59 UTC 15 December 2007 on the
forum for potential allocation methods for single-letter and single-digit
domain names at the second level in gTLD registries. There has been interest in
providing additional time so that members of the Internet community that have
not previously commented on ICANN topics may do so. 17 comments have been
provided to date.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>The GNSO Council asked ICANN to initiate a forum on this
issue after considering a report of the Council's Reserved Names Working Group
(RN-WG), which recommended that “single letters and digits be released at
the second level in future gTLDs, and that those currently reserved in existing
gTLDs should be released. This release should be contingent upon the use of
appropriate allocation frameworks. More work may be needed. In future gTLDs we
recommend that single letters and single digits be available at the second (and
third level if applicable).” The GNSO is one of ICANN's primary
stakeholder-populated policy making bodies. The recommendations of the RN-WG
can be found at <a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/final-report-rn-wg-23may07.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/final-report-rn-wg-23may07.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>[PDF, 713K].<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Mark McFadden<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Secretariat, ISPCP Constituency<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>mcfadden@ispcp.info<o:p></o:p></p>
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