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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Today the BC filed our comment on ICANN’s<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>plans and budgets for FY 25-29 (attached)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/draft-icann-fy25-plans-12-12-2023">
comment period</a> covers<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/draft-budget-fy25-2023-en.pdf" title="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/draft-budget-fy25-2023-en.pdf"><span style="color:#0078D7">draft
ICANN FY25 budget</span></a>,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/draft-op-financial-fy25-29-opplan-fy25-2023-en.pdf" title="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/draft-op-financial-fy25-29-opplan-fy25-2023-en.pdf"><span style="color:#0078D7">Ops
& Financial plan for FY25-29</span></a>,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/draft-iana-op-budget-fy25-2023-en.pdf" title="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/draft-iana-op-budget-fy25-2023-en.pdf"><span style="color:#0078D7">IANA
op plan & budget</span></a>. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Thanks again to Tim Smith for drafting, and to Lawrence Olawale-Roberts and Steve Crocker for edits.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">--Steve<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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