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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Please see the following e-mail from
NeuStar about proposed changes to the .biz Registry-Registrar Agreement (RRA).
I’d like to commend Jeff and NeuStar for soliciting comments from
registrars on proposed changes to the RRA prior to ICANN providing formal
approval. This is the kind of collaboration that we are trying to foster
with our registry partners.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>For what it’s worth, from my initial
read, I personally am not concerned with the substance of the changes. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Jon<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Neuman, Jeff
[mailto:Jeff.Neuman@neustar.us] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, January 03, 2007
9:17 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Nevett, Jonathon<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Neuman, Jeff<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> FW: .BIZ RRA Redline
(Please Post)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Jon,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Can you please post the following on the Registrars list?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear Registrars,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Please find enclosed a redlined version of our new proposed
RRA which compares our new .BIZ RRA to the one that was posted by ICANN (see <a
href="http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/biz/appendix-08-08dec06.htm">http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/biz/appendix-08-08dec06.htm</a>).
That version was approved by the ICANN Board on December 8, 2006. We have
submitted this document to ICANN staff for their review and have discussed the
changes with their outside counsel. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><br>
The only changes are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0pt' start=1 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Blank spaces have been placed
into the agreement where applicable for your contact and business
information.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The first sentence in Section
2.7 should have referred to Appendix 7 rather than Appendix 10. We
believe that that was an inadvertent typo as Appendix 7 is really the
performance specifications, not Appendix 10.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We have combined Sections 2.7
and 6.3 into one provision. In re-reading the RRA, we believed that
the two provisions were duplicative. We believe that combination of
the two provisions into one presents no substantive change.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>In Exhibit D, we inserted the
word “currently” into the section containing the links to the
UDRP and the RDRP and filled in the blanks. This gives ICANN and
NeuStar the ability to change the location of the links in the future
(with notice to the registrars). As we are in the process of
switching our branding from NeuLevel to NeuStar, the location of the RDRP
(but not the policy itself) will likely change in the next couple of
months.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Exhibits F and G have been
inserted into the agreement. Exhibit F is an exact copy of Section
VI of Appendix 7 of the Registry Agreement and Exhibit G is an exact copy
of Appendix 10, both of which have previously been approved.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>These are the only changes we are proposing. As you
can see, none of them are substantive. However, we wanted to solicit your
feedback on these changes. Our intent is to circulate the final clean
versions of the new agreements on the 15<sup>th</sup> of January. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thank you in advance for your cooperation in this matter.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><b><font size=3
color=maroon face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:maroon'>Jeffrey
J. Neuman, Esq</span></font></b></strong><font color=maroon><span
style='color:maroon'>.</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'>
<br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=maroon><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:maroon'>Sr. Director, Law, Advanced Services & Business
Development</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=3 color=maroon
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:maroon;font-weight:
bold'>NeuStar, Inc.</span></font></b><font color=black><span style='color:black'>
<br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=maroon><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:maroon'>Loudoun Tech Center</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'> <br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=maroon><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:maroon'>46000 Center Oak Plaza</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'> <br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=maroon><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:maroon'>Sterling, VA 20166</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'> <br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=maroon><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:maroon'>p: (571) 434-5772</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'> <br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=maroon><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:maroon'>f: (571) 434-5735</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'> <br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=maroon><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:maroon'>e-mail: </span></font><a href="mailto:Jeff.Neuman@Neustar.us">Jeff.Neuman@Neustar.us</a><u><font
size=2 color=blue><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'> </span></font></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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