<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body>Just shelve the question until you look at the horizon we are looking at...beyond .africa! That where we are now...let ICANN process do its best ...no worries<br>Cheers<div>Yassin<br><font size="2">From Yassin . Sent from samsung mobile. On O2.</font> </div><br><br><br>McTim <dogwallah@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br><br>On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 8:47 AM, Y Mshana2003 <ymshana2003@gmail.com> wrote:<br>> Excuse me...who sits in GAC? If Not from Governments then we are talking<br>> about different things here...<br><br><br>Yes, governmental folks sit in the GAC, but it is NOT a "public authority".<br><br>The answer to your query to Dr. Nii is still the same:<br><br>"An applied-for gTLD string that falls into any of 1 through 4 listed<br>above is considered to represent a geographic name. In the event of<br>any doubt, it is in the applicant’s interest to consult with relevant<br>governments and public authorities and enlist their support or<br>non-objection prior to submission of the application, in order to<br>preclude possible objections and pre-address any ambiguities<br>concerning the string and applicable requirements."<br><br><br>-- <br>Cheers,<br><br>McTim<br>"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A<br>route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel<br>_______________________________________________<br>AfrICANN mailing list<br>AfrICANN@afrinic.net<br>https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann<br> </body>