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<div>Agree, but I think they also see implementation as an unknown factor in their extension calculus. And by asking us (ICG and OCs) to provide the timeframe, they insulate themselves from any concerns that they are stalling the process.</div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>Jon Nevett <<a href="mailto:jon@donuts.co">jon@donuts.co</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 17:56 <br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>Milton L Mueller <<a href="mailto:mueller@syr.edu">mueller@syr.edu</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Cc: </span>"<a href="mailto:internal-cg@ianacg.org">internal-cg@ianacg.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:internal-cg@ianacg.org">internal-cg@ianacg.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>Re: [Internal-cg] Fwd: Letter to the ICG from NTIA on the IANA Stewardship Transition<br>
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<div>I don't see how they could not extend at this point. They could extend in parts, though. They don't need to do the full 2 year extension at one time (e.g. they could extend through 30 June 2016).</div>
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On May 6, 2015, at 3:32 PM, Milton L Mueller <<a href="mailto:mueller@syr.edu">mueller@syr.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">NTIA is calculating whether they need to start preparing to extend the contract.
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Internal-cg [<a href="mailto:internal-cg-bounces@ianacg.org">mailto:internal-cg-bounces@ianacg.org</a>]
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Alissa Cooper<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, May 6, 2015 6:05 PM<br>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [Internal-cg] Fwd: Letter to the ICG from NTIA on the IANA Stewardship Transition<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Subject: Letter to the ICG from NTIA on the IANA Stewardship Transition</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<<a href="mailto:paf@frobbit.se">paf@frobbit.se</a>>, "<a href="mailto:mbashir@mbash.net">mbashir@mbash.net</a>" <<a href="mailto:mbashir@mbash.net">mbashir@mbash.net</a>></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></b><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Larry Strickling <<a href="mailto:LStrickling@ntia.doc.gov">LStrickling@ntia.doc.gov</a>>, "<a href="mailto:fadi.chehade@icann.org">fadi.chehade@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:fadi.chehade@icann.org">fadi.chehade@icann.org</a>></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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