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color:#1F497D'>Good comments, Debbie! I am impressed with your ability to keep
up with all these calls for comments. Anyway, those of us who toiled on the VI
WG appreciate Red Cross’s support of reasonable principles regarding “exceptions”
procedures. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>--MM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> NCSG-NCUC
[mailto:NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Debra Hughes<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 12, 2010 9:39 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS] FW: American Red Cross' Comments on Initial
Report on Vertical Integration Between Registrars and Registries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>All,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Today</span>
<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>I
submitted</span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>the attached comments on</span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>the VI</span> <span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Initial
Report</span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>on behalf of the American Red Cross.</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Debbie</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a name=""><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Debra Y. Hughes</span></b></a><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> l</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> Senior Counsel</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>American Red Cross</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Office
of the General Counsel </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>2025
E Street, NW </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Washington,
D.C. 20006 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Phone:
(202) 303-5356 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Fax:
(202) 303-0143</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a href="mailto:HughesDeb@usa.redcross.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>HughesDeb@usa.redcross.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>_____________________________________________<br>
<b>From:</b> Hughes, Debra Y.<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 12, 2010 9:26 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'vi-pdp-initial-report@icann.org'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> American Red Cross' Comments on Initial Report on Vertical
Integration Between Registrars and Registries</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Attached are
comments regarding the Initial Report on Vertical Integration Between
Registrars and Registries submitted on behalf of the American Red Cross.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you
for the opportunity to comment.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><<American
Red Cross Comments to VI Report - 08122010.pdf>> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Debra Y. Hughes</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> l</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> Senior Counsel</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>American Red Cross</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Office
of the General Counsel </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>2025
E Street, NW </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Washington,
D.C. 20006 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Phone:
(202) 303-5356 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Fax:
(202) 303-0143</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>HughesDeb@usa.redcross.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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