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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Guys,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As you are aware, our Constituency has been asked
to</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>submit comments on the question of Vertical
Integration.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>With some difficulty, due to the size of the VI
working group</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(70+ members) and the profusion of e-mails, I have
tried</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>to sift through the essence of the discussions,
which are</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>yet far from over.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From proposals presented by various participants,
I</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>think the one coming from the PIR through
Kathy</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kleiman, would seem to echo the concerns
that</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ISPCP members have been expressing. Since I
am</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>unable to attach it herein, you will find it in a
separate</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>e-mail as a forwarded message.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Additionally, I am attaching some selected
segments</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>of a report by CRA International, presented to
ICANN</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>on October 23rd., 2008, which can serve as a
basis</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>for understanding the challenges involved in
VI.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/crai-report-24oct08-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/crai-report-24oct08-en.pdf</A>
<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The discussions in the WG revolve around
these</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>identified issues, and there are advocates
for</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>complete and unlimited integration, for none
at</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>all, and some who seek hybrid
solutions.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>After we discuss on the call, we can decide
on</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the contents of the comment to be
presented</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>to ICANN. Sorry I couldnt get this to you
all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>earlier.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tony Harris</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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