PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE NRO REGARDING ICANN'S PROPOSED਀䈀唀䐀䜀䔀吀 䘀伀刀 ㈀　　㐀ⴀ㈀　　㔀
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The NRO has made a detailed analysis of the Budget proposal and has expressed, ਀琀栀爀漀甀最栀 椀琀猀 爀攀瀀爀攀猀攀渀琀愀琀椀瘀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䈀甀搀最攀琀 䄀搀瘀椀猀漀爀礀 䜀爀漀甀瀀Ⰰ 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀猀 愀渀搀 
comments, some of which have been attended to while others have not. ਀
The NRO, and the RIRs as a whole before the NRO was constituted, has always ਀洀愀渀椀昀攀猀琀攀搀 椀琀猀 椀渀琀攀渀琀椀漀渀 琀漀 猀攀攀 洀漀爀攀 挀氀攀愀爀氀礀 䤀䌀䄀一一✀猀 戀甀搀最攀琀 昀爀漀洀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 瀀漀椀渀琀猀 
of view, a very important one being the budget by department. For instance, the ਀一刀伀 栀愀猀 爀攀瀀攀愀琀攀搀氀礀 猀琀愀琀攀搀 愀 搀攀猀椀爀攀 昀漀爀 戀攀琀琀攀爀 挀漀猀琀 愀挀挀漀甀渀琀椀渀最 漀昀 䤀䌀䄀一一 愀挀琀椀瘀椀琀椀攀猀 
related specifically to the different ICANN constituencies represented by ਀猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀椀渀最 漀爀最愀渀椀猀愀琀椀漀渀猀⸀ 䄀氀猀漀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 一刀伀 栀愀猀 挀氀攀愀爀氀礀 猀琀愀琀攀搀 椀琀猀 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀 椀渀 
knowing IANA's budget. Neither request implies that the NRO is only willing to ਀挀漀渀琀爀椀戀甀琀攀 攀挀漀渀漀洀椀挀愀氀氀礀 琀漀 䄀匀伀ⴀ爀攀氀愀琀攀搀 愀挀琀椀瘀椀琀椀攀猀 漀爀 琀漀 琀栀攀 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 䤀䄀一䄀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 
only that this information is important to us as critical stakeholders in ICANN’s ਀洀椀猀猀椀漀渀⸀ 
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discussions will be generated, but at the same time there will be more ਀琀爀愀渀猀瀀愀爀攀渀挀礀⸀ 䄀氀猀漀Ⰰ 椀琀 椀猀 愀 戀愀猀椀挀 爀椀最栀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀猀琀椀琀甀攀渀挀椀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 昀椀渀愀渀挀攀 䤀䌀䄀一一 琀漀 
know what ICANN does with its budget, both in general and in relation to each ਀挀漀渀猀琀椀琀甀攀渀挀礀 猀瀀攀挀椀昀椀挀愀氀氀礀⸀ 
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coordination of the domain name system and Internet Number Resources. ICANN ਀洀甀猀琀 瀀愀爀琀椀挀椀瀀愀琀攀 椀渀 椀渀琀攀爀渀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 搀攀戀愀琀攀猀 椀渀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 昀漀爀甀洀猀 愀渀搀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀 愀 
discussion arena for different initiatives relative to its mission. In agreement with ਀琀栀椀猀 瘀椀猀椀漀渀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 一刀伀 栀愀猀 戀攀攀渀 瘀攀爀礀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀椀瘀攀 眀椀琀栀 䤀䌀䄀一一✀猀 瀀愀爀琀椀挀椀瀀愀琀椀漀渀 椀渀 
processes such as the WSIS. ਀
However, we have the perception that ICANN performs tasks that are not within ਀椀琀猀 猀瀀攀挀椀昀椀挀 洀椀猀猀椀漀渀Ⰰ 猀甀挀栀 愀猀 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀渀最 愀 爀漀漀琀 猀攀爀瘀攀爀 漀爀 昀甀渀搀椀渀最 琀栀攀 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 
other servers, or tasks that are already handled by other organizations such as ਀琀栀攀 䤀䔀吀䘀Ⰰ 䤀匀伀䌀Ⰰ 䴀䤀一䌀 愀渀搀 漀琀栀攀爀猀⸀ 䤀琀 椀猀 漀渀氀礀 戀礀 洀愀欀椀渀最 洀漀爀攀 搀攀琀愀椀氀攀搀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 
public that it will be possible to generate a true debate on these issues. ਀
The proposed budget warrants some specific comments on our behalf; for ਀攀砀愀洀瀀氀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 愀洀漀甀渀琀 愀氀氀漀挀愀琀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 椀琀攀洀 ∀洀攀攀琀椀渀最猀 愀渀搀 漀琀栀攀爀 琀爀愀瘀攀氀Ⰰ∀ 眀栀椀挀栀 椀猀 
quite high and would seem to imply that it is necessary to review ICANN's travel ਀愀渀搀 洀攀攀琀椀渀最猀 瀀漀氀椀挀椀攀猀⸀ 䈀甀琀 琀栀攀 洀漀猀琀 眀漀爀爀礀椀渀最 愀猀瀀攀挀琀猀 愀爀攀 爀攀氀愀琀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 瀀爀漀挀攀猀猀 
and the context. The bottom-up process of constructing the budget has not ਀眀漀爀欀攀搀⸀ 吀栀攀 爀漀氀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䈀甀搀最攀琀 䄀搀瘀椀猀漀爀礀 䜀爀漀甀瀀 ⠀䈀䄀䜀⤀ 栀愀猀 戀攀攀渀 洀椀渀漀爀Ⰰ 愀猀 琀栀攀爀攀 
was little discussion within this group, and ICANN did not provide all the ਀椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 椀琀 眀愀猀 爀攀焀甀攀猀琀攀搀⸀ 
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would have justified a much more detailed and careful analysis and debate. The ਀氀愀挀欀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 搀椀猀挀甀猀猀椀漀渀 氀攀愀瘀攀猀 甀渀挀攀爀琀愀椀渀琀椀攀猀 椀渀 爀攀氀愀琀椀漀渀 琀漀 琀栀攀 戀甀搀最攀琀猀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 礀攀愀爀猀 
to come. It would be important to know what is the forecast for the evolution of ਀䤀䌀䄀一一✀猀 戀甀搀最攀琀 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 礀攀愀爀猀⸀ 
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budget, but it is indispensable that ICANN assumes public commitments in ਀爀攀氀愀琀椀漀渀 琀漀 琀栀攀 昀甀琀甀爀攀 琀爀攀愀琀洀攀渀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀愀琀琀攀爀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 一刀伀 椀猀 渀漀琀 眀椀氀氀椀渀最 琀漀 
support future budgets if more importance is not given to the BAG, and if the ਀椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 琀栀愀琀 栀愀猀 戀攀攀渀 爀攀瀀攀愀琀攀搀氀礀 爀攀焀甀攀猀琀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 瀀愀猀琀 椀猀 渀漀琀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀搀⸀ 
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income model in reference to the Registrars, but we recommend seeking a ਀猀漀氀甀琀椀漀渀 昀漀爀 琀栀椀猀 挀漀渀琀爀漀瘀攀爀猀礀 琀栀愀琀 椀猀 眀椀搀攀氀礀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 愀渀搀 愀瘀漀椀搀猀 爀椀猀欀椀渀最 琀栀攀 
stability and balance within the ICANN environment.