Dear Council members, ICANN has commenced its 15-calendar day review period on a request from VeriSign in dot-COM and dot-NET to offer Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition (BTAPPA). Information on the BTAPPA proposal can be found at http://www.icann.org/en/registries/rsep/#2009008. ICANN previously approved a similar request from NeuStar in 2006: http://www.icann.org/en/registries/rsep/#2006002. Although public comments can be submitted at any time on a registry services proposal to registryservice at icann.org, this is not notification of a formal comment period. Information on the Registry Services Evaluation Process can be found at http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/. Please let me know if you have additional questions. Regards, Patrick -- Patrick L. Jones Registry Liaison Manager Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330 Marina del Rey, CA 90292 Tel: +1 310 301 3861 patrick.jones@icann.org patrickjones.tel