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FINAL VERSION TO BE SUBMITTED IF RATIFIED

The final version to be submitted, if the draft is ratified, will be placed here by upon completion of the vote. 

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FINAL DRAFT VERSION TO BE VOTED UPON BY THE ALAC

The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) would like to reiterate its Full support to the concept of supporting the domain name industry (DNI) in underserved regions, as was originally expressed in 2014.

The ALAC

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also mentioned that as the DNI programs evolve, the following principles should be adhered to:

• Registrant and user rights and expectations must not be lowered in order to increase DNI penetration
• Education at all levels is a key to increasing demand and local suppliers
• The demands placed on registrars should be reasonable based on local cost-of-living and related financial constraints
• The insurance required for registrars is a real concern for underserved regions (e.g. cost, convertibility of the local currency)
• The second round of the new gTLD program should give preference, if not exclusivity, to applicants from underserved regions, with the adequate outreach program that ensure a better understanding of the program, its benefits (e.g. economic, cultural, linguistic, etc.) and all the requirements for an application, as well as a technical and legal Support.

In response to the 5 questions of the current Public Comment:

1. Even if things have evolved, there is still a requirement to secure registrants rights through the CGL insurance or any other mechanism(s);
2. No opinion;
3. A permanent fund reserved by ICANN for the coverage of any harm that the registrants might incur may be a reasonable option and having volume-based contributions from the registrars is also reasonable. However if ICANN chooses to make this a "best practice", registrants using registrar who choose not to follow the practice must NOT be disadvantaged;
4. In case the CGL requirement is maintained, the $500,000 limit should be lowered  to an amount that the registrar can demonstrate that it would still provide for reasonable compensation in the event of a covered loss;
5. If ICANN decides on the elimination of the CGL requirement, it should be applied to the whole registrars. The insurance should be replaced by another mechanism to protect the registrants and users rights

The ALAC emphasizes that the CGL requirement is not the only barrier for the underserved regions, but it is one of the most important.

Its elimination could be the best way to support the underserved regions to participate in the domain name industry. Registrant rights must be secured by another mechanism such as a fund fed by the registrars according to their transaction volume and reserved by ICANN. The underserved regions’ registrars could be exempted from paying their part in the so-called fundThe final draft version to be voted upon by the ALAC will be placed here before the vote is to begin.

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FIRST DRAFT SUBMITTED

The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) would like to reiterate its Full support to the concept of supporting the domain name industry (DNI) in underserved regions, which was expressed in 2014.

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