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the strength of the multi-stakeholder approach enables a faster, flexible and decentralized problem-solving in Internet policy-making.

the strength of the multi-stakeholder approach enables a faster, flexible and decentralized problem-solving in Internet policy-making.

<ref>[http://commerce.senate.gov/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=98c38242-c53f-438a-bb53-2d986e4bf168 Testimony of Fiona M. Alexander]</ref>  

<ref>[http://commerce.senate.gov/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=98c38242-c53f-438a-bb53-2d986e4bf168 Testimony of Fiona M. Alexander]</ref>  

[[Esther Dyson]], former chairman of ICANN was also present in the Senate committee hearing and testified that adding new TLD will only add complexity, transactions and more rights and obligations. According to her consumers will not benefit from it and the true beneficiary are companies like [[Google]], trademark lawyers, registries and registrars.Dyson suggested that ICANN should conduct a broader public consultation and come up with a stronger front-end protection for domain names.<ref>[http://commerce.senate.gov/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=c81ce454-f519-4373-a51d-234c61755e39 Testimony of Esther Dyson]</ref>

[[Esther Dyson]], former chairman of ICANN was also present in the Senate committee hearing and testified that adding new TLD will only add complexity, transactions and more rights and obligations. According to her consumers will not benefit from it and the true beneficiary are companies like [[Google]], trademark lawyers, registries and registrars.Dyson suggested that ICANN should conduct a broader public consultation and come up with a stronger front-end protection for domain names.<ref>[http://commerce.senate.gov/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=c81ce454-f519-4373-a51d-234c61755e39 Testimony of Esther Dyson]</ref>

[[Angela F. Williams]], General Counsel of Young Men’s Christian Association of the United States of America (YMCA) also testified representing the [[NPOC|Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency]]. She asked the Senate committee to investigate the issue through the eyes of the non-profit.She also requested ICANN to continue accept inputs from stakeholders particularly from non profit organizations.

[[Angela F. Williams]], General Counsel of Young Men’s Christian Association of the United States of America (YMCA) also testified representing the [[NPOC|Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency]]. She asked the Senate committee to investigate the issue through the eyes of the non-profit.She also requested ICANN to continue accept inputs from stakeholders particularly from non profit organizations.