I certainly agree.

--c.a.

Milton Mueller escreveu:
>>>> Carlos Afonso <[log in to unmask]> 3/29/2006 3:46 PM >>>
>> I am actually surprised, after reviewing ICANN's operational plan, 
>> that NCUC has never before claimed this right.
> 
> Actually it has been raised. Kathy, Harold and I tried to make it a permanent part of the .org contract. That is a much better solution imho than a budget item subject to ICANN's CEO. It also might be better to press for that as a condition of .org renewal. Registrars and registries, who would pay the taxes to fund a general budget allocation, would prefer to stick .org with the tab. And believe me, PIR, which sloshes 3 million a year into ISOC coffers, can afford to set aside $20,000 a year for NCUC. 
> 
> .
> 

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Carlos A. Afonso
diretor de planejamento
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