<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Well, I am not quite sure the IGP blog author intended to use .africa as an example in his article, but you never know. Milton or someone from IGP might want to comment.<br><br>--srs (iPad)</div><div><br>On 21-Jan-2013, at 17:43, Gideon <<a href="mailto:gideonrop@gmail.com">gideonrop@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Interesting article,</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Early Warnings….of Corruption in ICANN’s GAC</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/" target="_blank">New
top level domain (TLD) applications</a> raise high financial stakes for the
applicants. Those seeking new TLDs will have invested at least half a million
dollars to prepare and submit their proposal, and many of the companies
involved have raised millions more in backing from investors or venture capital
firms. In aggregate, applicants plunked down about $250 million in application
fees alone. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.internetgovernance.org/2013/01/11/early-warnings-of-corruption-in-icann/" target="_blank">http://www.internetgovernance.org/2013/01/11/early-warnings-of-corruption-in-icann/</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.internetgovernance.org/2013/01/11/early-warnings-of-corruption-in-icann/" target="_blank"><br></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Gideon Rop,<br>
DotConnectAfrica</p></div></blockquote></body></html>