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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT">To Whom It May Concern,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT">PT is the country code for Portugal, and I am writing to submit an objection to the release of the “.pt” as the second level name,
<b>in conjunction with any new gTLD</b> as:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT">- some correspond to a regulated market in EU countries, so their release might generate confusion and possible abuses at the end-users level and therefore
must be subject for authorization by the Government of Portugal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT">- others should remain reserved so that can only be assigned to a person, entity or corporation proposed or accepted by the Government of Portugal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT">I would appreciate being informed of the decision taken in regards to our objection.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT">Ana Amoroso Neves<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language:PT">Ana Cristina Amoroso das Neves</span></b><span style="mso-fareast-language:PT">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:PT">Director<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:PT">Department of Information Society<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";color:#00602B;mso-fareast-language:PT">FCT</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#00602B;mso-fareast-language:PT"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT">
</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#111111;mso-fareast-language:PT">Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:PT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:gray;mso-fareast-language:PT"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT","serif";color:gray;mso-fareast-language:PT">MINISTÉRIO
DA EDUCAÇÃO E CIÊNCIA</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:PT">1249-074 Lisboa</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:PT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:PT">Tel:</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:PT"> +351 213 911 555/6 - +351 213
924 300 (geral)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:PT">Fax: +351 213 956 519<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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