I wouldn't get irrationally enthusiastic about the agreement. The proposed accountability mechanisms that were posted, even though delayed in comment deadline, were not by any measure meeting the Comments from the community. There is much yet to understand. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Philip Sheppard <philip.sheppard@aim.be> Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:45:08 To: <bc-gnso@icann.org> Subject: [bc-gnso] FW: The Affirmation of Commitments - What it Means 9.3 Promoting competition, consumer trust, and consumer choice: This makes encouraging reading http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-30sep09-en.htm#announceme... <http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-30sep09-en.htm#announceme...>