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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Excessive pricing and restrictions hinder ccTLD growth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,Ireland Company No.: 370845<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> africann-bounces@afrinic.net
[mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Daniel Greenberg - Lexsynergy Limited<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 30, 2014 10:10 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> africann@afrinic.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [AfrICANN-discuss] Re: AfrICANN Digest, Vol 83, Issue 49<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">If the local presence requirement is removed it may spark an interest in .KE.<br>
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Also the cost price is more than double that of a .com and 7 times more than a co.za registration.<br>
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African registries need to step up to the plate and offer competitive pricing to allow registrars to market the TLDs effectively.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Regards
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Daniel Greenberg <br>
<b>Lexsynergy Limited</b> <br>
Tel: +44 208 133 1319 (UK) <br>
Tel: + 1 617 418 3502 (US) <br>
Web: <a href="http://www.lexsynergy.com">lexsynergy.com</a> <br>
Contact Info: <a href="http://www.lexsynergy.tel">lexsynergy.tel</a> <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 30/01/2014 11:01, <a href="mailto:africann-request@afrinic.net">
africann-request@afrinic.net</a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<pre>Send AfrICANN mailing list submissions to<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre> <a href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net">africann@afrinic.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre> <a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann</a><o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre> <a href="mailto:africann-request@afrinic.net">africann-request@afrinic.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre>You can reach the person managing the list at<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre> <a href="mailto:africann-owner@afrinic.net">africann-owner@afrinic.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>than "Re: Contents of AfrICANN digest..."<o:p></o:p></pre>
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<pre>Today's Topics:<o:p></o:p></pre>
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<pre> 1. 7 CEOs in 6 years at .KE (Dr Eberhard Lisse)<o:p></o:p></pre>
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<pre>Message: 1<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 11:17:00 +0200<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>From: Dr Eberhard Lisse <a href="mailto:el@lisse.NA"><el@lisse.NA></a><o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] 7 CEOs in 6 years at .KE<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>To: <a href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net">africann@afrinic.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Message-ID: <a href="mailto:52EA188C.6050204@lisse.NA"><52EA188C.6050204@lisse.NA></a><o:p></o:p></pre>
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<pre><a href="http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/Kenyas-Internet-domain-market-is-set-for-a-shakeup/-/1959700/2162422/-/15nmc0nz/-/index.html">http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/Kenyas-Internet-domain-market-is-set-for-a-shakeup/-/1959700/2162422/-/15nmc0nz/-/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><a href="http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/m/?articleID=2000103399">http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/m/?articleID=2000103399</a><o:p></o:p></pre>
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<pre><a href="http://www.cck.go.ke/links/consultations/published_responses/ccTLD_Consulation_Paper_on_Licensing_Framework.pdf">http://www.cck.go.ke/links/consultations/published_responses/ccTLD_Consulation_Paper_on_Licensing_Framework.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></pre>
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<pre>What they are basically saying, is to my mind, that Kenyans can't<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>manage .KE and they want one of the commercial operators to bail<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>them out.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre>Of course commercialization has its benefits (especially for the<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>beneficial owners), but one asks oneself, whether not perhaps the<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>regulations or rather the regulator is the problem.<o:p></o:p></pre>
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<pre>el<o:p></o:p></pre>
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