ALAC Input on ICANN-VRSN Agreement

[Bret Fausett <bfausett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Dr. Cerf and Members of the Board of Directors:

The At Large Advisory Committee ("ALAC") has carefully reviewed and 
considered the revised agreements between ICANN and Verisign and does 
not believe that the revisions address the serious concerns of 
registrants previously described by the ALAC in both its written 
submissions and its meeting with the Board in Vancouver. In order to 
fulfill ICANN's role of promoting and sustaining a competitive 
environment, the ALAC recommends that the Board take the following actions:


 1.   Reject the proposed settlement agreement;
 2.   Proceed to trial with Verisign; and
 3.   Begin a renewal/rebid process for .COM in accord with the renewal
provisions of the existing agreement.


The ALAC understands that one of the litigation risks to ICANN is that 
the legal foundation on which ICANN was built will be eroded. We believe 
that this is a risk worth taking. An ICANN that cannot ensure 
competition and protect registrants from monopolistic pricing is not an 
ICANN worth retaining.

Respectfully submitted,

At Large Advisory Committee

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Digitally Signed by Bret A. Fausett
on Behalf of At Large Advisory Committee
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