Re: [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] On Vertical Integration

[Eric Brunner-Williams <ebw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michele,

If there was one correct view of the status of the VI WG I'm sure 
you'd have offered it.
Could you confirm that the FreeTrade policy advocates (yourself, 
Volker, Jean-Christophe and Stephene, support an exception to any 
Vertical Separation requirement, where this exception is limited to 
applicants meeting the SOAC's definition of "qualified" and to no 
other applicants whatsoever?
I'm trying to determine if your support for an exception for qualified 
applicants is unconditional, or if your support, if any, is 
conditional on the exception being available to one or more applicants 
which are not "qualified" in the sense of this WG.
Amicably,
Eric