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[richard gati <rg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Sirs,
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> I am writing to you as a simple user of the Internet.
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> It's amazing to me that one private American company, Verisign, has a complete
> monopoly on what is arguably one of the greatest resources of the planet. Can
> someone please explain to me and the other 200 million domain name holders why
> we have so little choice in domain names? If ICANN's role is to increase
> competition -- how come one company has 50% of the worldwide market? Who gave
> Verisign the toll-booth on the Internet super highway?
> 
> Opening up new top level domains is a public good. I understand that large
> brands like ATT are fighting this change to protect their entrenched
> interests, but quite frankly, they don't speak for the billions of Internet
> users like me. I am simply amazed that its taken ICANN so long to look at
> alternatives this egregious monopoly.
> 
> I am not familiar with all of the finer points of the Draft Applicant
> Guidebook, but I support ICANN in this effort and would like to see it happen
> sooner rather than later. I think this idea of "Expressions of Interest" is a
> good one. 
> 
> 
> Richard Gati
> 
> Far East Funds
> 
> Singapore