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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:0in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:0in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:0in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">[Docket Number: 230412–0099]<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:0in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">RIN 0660–XC058<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:0in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Introduction of Accountable Measures Regarding Access to Personal Information of .us Registrants<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">_____________________________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The
<a href="https://www.icannbc.org/">Business Constituency</a> (BC) is the representative voice of business users of the internet and their customers as their concerns relate to governance of the domain name system (DNS). Our constituency is chartered by the
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the multistakeholder body charged with maintaining a secure and stable DNS.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The BC, over time, has carefully considered all aspects of the debate over domain name registration data (or “WHOIS”) policy as it has progressed.
While sensitive to the concerns raised in this proposed policy change for the .US country code top-level domain (ccTLD), the BC in this comment lodges again its position that WHOIS data must be accessible to the broadest extent possible. In our experience,
access to an unencumbered WHOIS database is beneficial to the public interest and helps insulate against a rising tide of DNS abuse.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Our replies to the specific questions posed in the Request for Comment are attached. Thank you for the opportunity to comment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Mason Cole<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ICANN Business Constituency<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:mcole@perkinscoie.com">mcole@perkinscoie.com</a>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Steve DelBianco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Vice Chair for Policy Coordination<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ICANN Business Constituency<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org">sdelbianco@netchoice.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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