.tel-pulver comments
Madrid, 28 April 2004 Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330 Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6601 United States of America Dear Sirs, Telefónica, S.A., global telecommunications services operator, appear before this Organisation, ICANN, and in relation relation to the .tel application, the new sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) application submitted by Pulver.com, hereby, within the "public comment period for Proposed Sponsored Top-Level Domains" open from 1 to 30 April 2004, I express Telefonica's view that the aforementioned .tel proposal should not be successful and the grounds on which its objection is based and on which, according to the law, ICANN should not approve that proposal. I detail those grounds in the doc attached to this letter, where you can find, in summary, that: the .tel/Pulver.com application is not a simple application on a new TLD and its approval is not within the area of competence and the powers of ICANN, that it does not satisfy the requirements to be a "sponsored top level domain", that it does not take into account national and international regulations nor the international community, and that it has serious shortcomings as regards intellectual property, data, privacy, consumer protection and competition. By reason of the foregoing, I request that ICANN, deeming the comments contained in the enclosed document to have been made by Telefónica in due time and form, having examined and assessed and in accordance with those comments, should reject the .tel proposal made by Pulver.com. Yours faithfully, (See attached file: Comments .tel-Pulver.pdf) ___________________________________________________________________________ Este mensaje se dirige exclusivamente a su destinatario y puede contener información privilegiada o confidencial. Si no es vd. el destinatario indicado, queda notificado de que la utilización, divulgación y/o copia sin autorización está prohibida en virtud de la legislación vigente. Si ha recibido este mensaje por error, le rogamos que nos lo comunique inmediatamente por esta misma vía y proceda a su destrucción. This message is intended exclusively for its addressee and may contain information that is CONFIDENTIAL and protected by professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, copy or disclosure of this communication is strictly prohibited by law. If this message has been received in error, please immediately notify us via e-mail and delete it. ___________________________________________________________________________ Attachment:
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