[governance] ICANN declined Bulgarian IDN fast-track request

[krum.jonev at dir.bg]

Hello,

I am new to this list, but I would like to bring to your attention an 
issue that recently appeared in Bulgaria.

The Ministry of Transport, IT and Communications announced that ICANN 
has declined the Bulgarian application in the new IDN ccTLD fast-track 
process, as the proposed string .бг looked too much like the existing 
ccTLD of Brazil (.br).

However, the people in Bulgaria that are in favor of introducing an 
IDN ccTLD are practically mad of this decision. A few user groups sent 
protest letters to the Ministry, advising them to appeal the ICANN`s 
decision. Others just sit and doesn't know what to do.

Therefore, I am looking for your opinion on those questions - do you 
think that the string .бг "presents an unacceptably high risk of user 
confusion" with .br (as said in ICANN reply); and does Bulgaria have 
any chance if decides to appeal, as this is the desire of the majority 
of the Internet community? There were even two proposals of imposing a 
requirement for the IDN ccTLD registry, to allow only registration of 
domain names that contain an unique Cyrillic letter - in this way, all 
similarities would be avoided.

Thank you in advance for you time.

Kind regards,
Krum Jonev
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