Hello All, While not seeking to rehash previous discussions about what is and what is not within the scope of ALAC, I wanted to bring to everyone’s attention recent communications between NTIA and Verisign involving .COM and the Cooperative Agreement, see https://www.ntia.gov/other-publication/2024/ntia-letter-verisign As many may recall, as part of the .NET public comment consultation process last year, I advocated for the inclusion of a standard contractual provision that would require Verisign to participate in any ICANN economic studies. Sadly, ICANN and Verisign opted not to include that provision in the finalized .NET RA. Attached is a draft letter, which I will submit to NTIA shortly. If there are any parties interested in being co-signatories, please contact me off the list. Best regards, Michael