[NA-Discuss] FW: [governance] Washington Post calls for new gTLD rollout delay

[Thompson, Darlene]

FYI

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From: governance at lists.cpsr.org [mailto:governance at lists.cpsr.org] On Behalf Of Narine Khachatryan
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 5:00 AM
To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
Subject: [governance] Washington Post calls for new gTLD rollout delay

Dear all,

Washington Post calls for new gTLD rollout delay

by Kieren McCarthy | 11 Dec 2011

The Washington Post has called for the rollout of hundreds of new Internet extensions to be delayed, claiming that the program is "not ready for prime time".
In the lead editorial in Monday's paper, entitled "What's the .rush?" the influential journal takes issue with plans to open out the top level of the Internet and
aims a series of punches at ICANN itself, claiming it is unaccountable, non-responsive and may undermine its own legitimacy by driving ahead with plans to
open up applications on 12 January.

Read more http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/12/11/washington-post-calls-for-gtld-delay

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Nariné Khachatryan
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