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WHEREAS the ICANN Board, without suitable rationale, has rejected the multi-community endorsement of the Joint Applicant Support Working Group recommendations to reduce costs of new gTLD in developing economies independent of any fixed fund, even though this recommendation was actively supported by ICANN's three main pubic-interest communities (GAC, ALAC and NCSG) and actively opposed by no communities;

WHEREAS the absence of a staggered release schedule or a fixed timetable for future rounds severely inhibits ICANN's ability to correct errors and assess unintended consequences in the proposed application round;

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WHEREAS the ALAC supports the introduction of gTLDs but is concerned about the ability of ICANN to protect the interests of Internet end-users as it scales to cope with a massive expansion;

RESOLVED THAT the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) conveys to the ICANN Board and community a deep concept about the possible harmful effect on Internet end-users of a single massive expansion of gTLDs;

RESOLVED THAT the ALAC convey to the ICANN Board the urgency of phasing-in the introduction of new gTLDs gradually, releasing no more than 25 every three months and that each such release be comprised of at least 30% community, support-eligible or "geo-region" TLDs

RESOLVED THAT the ALAC request that the ICANN Board reconsider its rejection of the fund-independent cost reduction for support-eligible applicants as a matter of supporting the public interest;

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RESOLVED THAT the ICANN community must be enable to monitor the progress of the releases, and that elements of the application process demonstrated to cause or allow harm or confusion to Internet end-users or conrtent/service providers must be correctable.

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