He also warned ICANN that it was not ready to remove its vertical separation of [[registrar]] and [[registry]] functions, which it took steps to do in 2011.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/06/19/ec-letter-icann-vertical-integration EC Letter ICANN Vertical Integration, news.dot-nxt.com]</ref> | He also warned ICANN that it was not ready to remove its vertical separation of [[registrar]] and [[registry]] functions, which it took steps to do in 2011.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/06/19/ec-letter-icann-vertical-integration EC Letter ICANN Vertical Integration, news.dot-nxt.com]</ref> |