[alac] VeriSign Statement

[Annette Muehlberg <Annette.Muehlberg@xxxxxx>]

It is nice, that after all the procedural stuff, we are back to work. 

I think we all agree that we need a statement on the VeriSign issue.  I talked 
with Bret about it and this is our proposal. Maybe we should add some more 
issues we are criticising or just keep it short and clear. What do you think?

Draft for a Statement on VeriSign contract:
The At Large Advisory Committee is disappointed that the ICANN Board has 
approved the proposed agreement for the operation of the .COM registry with 
Verisign in spite of the near unanimous stakeholder opposition to it. The 
approval creates the appearance that the ICANN Board has placed its 
self-interest in expanded revenue ahead of the interests of domain name 
registrants. We invite the Board to reconsider its decision and take all 
necessary steps to ensure that ICANN fulfills its mission of bringing a 
competitive environment to the registration of domain names.

Best
Annette