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The below listed items reference New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Planning Assumptions v.1.0.

Application Volume (Assumption 2.2): The document generated questions about the rationale for the assumption that the application volume (2,000 applications) will be roughly the same as in the 2012 round. Some community members interpreted this as an estimate rather than a working assumption used for planning and sought more information on the basis for the assumption. Other community members suggested market research or other means to establish more basis for any estimates, and some questioned how ICANN org will continue its planning with the volume unknown.

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