The report says,the ccTLD shall be removed from the Root Zone 5 years (Default Retirement Date) from the date of this notice. Five years are enough time for registrants and registrars to prepare for the situation. I assume, that in many cases the retired cc TLD is replace by a new cc TLD. We propose, that the grandfathering rule is applied and the owners of a name at the old cc TLD have the right to register their names prior to others. Mit freundlichen Grüßen/ with kind regards, Hans-Peter Oswald Geschäftsführer ----------------------------------------- SECURA GMBH Frohnhofweg 18 Tel +49(0)221 257 12 13 D-50858 Köln Fax +49(0)221 925 22 72 www.domainregistry.de secura@domainregistry.de Tel (US/CA toll-free): +1 866 655 3680 ------------------------------------------------------- Geschäftsführer/CEO Amtsgericht Köln HRB 31240 Hans-Peter Oswald Ust.-IdNr/VATID DE196859556 ------------------------------------------------------- +++ ICANN ACCREDITED REGISTRAR OF TOP-LEVEL-DOMAINS +++