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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">Holly Raiche, ALAC Member from the Asian, Australian, and Pacific Islands Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO) developed the first draft
<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/CSC4Aw">ALAC Statement on the Phase II Assessment of the Competitive Effects Associated with the NewgTLD Program</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">The draft, as well as pertinent resources that provide background to this Statement, can be found in its wiki workspace here:
<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/CSC4Aw">https://community.icann.org/x/CSC4Aw</a>. All At-Large members are welcome to comment on this draft.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">Please take a moment to review this draft and if you have input, please submit it in the wiki workspace using the comment function by 04 December 2016. You will need to log
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