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It was announced in early December, 2011, that Ms. Dyson would be a witness for a U.S. Senate hearing on new [[gTLD]]s. While Esther Dyson at one time supported TLD expansion, by voting for a round of TLDs in 2000 (this included [[.biz]], [[.info]], [[.name]], [[.pro]], etc.), she had since become an opponent of ICANN's 2011 approved gTLD Program. The senate hearing, which took place on December 8th, is believed to have largely been brought about by the intense anti-TLD lobbying by the [[Association of National Advertisers]] and its spin-off TLD-focused group, [[CRIDO]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/dyson-confirmed-for-new-gtlds-senate-hearing/ Dyson Confirmed for New gTLDs Senate Hearing, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

It was announced in early December, 2011, that Ms. Dyson would be a witness for a U.S. Senate hearing on new [[gTLD]]s. While Esther Dyson at one time supported TLD expansion, by voting for a round of TLDs in 2000 (this included [[.biz]], [[.info]], [[.name]], [[.pro]], etc.), she had since become an opponent of ICANN's 2011 approved gTLD Program. The senate hearing, which took place on December 8th, is believed to have largely been brought about by the intense anti-TLD lobbying by the [[Association of National Advertisers]] and its spin-off TLD-focused group, [[CRIDO]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/dyson-confirmed-for-new-gtlds-senate-hearing/ Dyson Confirmed for New gTLDs Senate Hearing, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

Ms. Dyson's written testimony, which can be seen [http://commerce.senate.gov/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=c81ce454-f519-4373-a51d-234c61755e39 here]

In Ms. Dyson's written testimony, which can be read [http://commerce.senate.gov/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=c81ce454-f519-4373-a51d-234c61755e39 here], she recognizes that she is coming as a private, informed citizen, but that she was largely invited as ICANN's founding Chairwoman. She goes on to explain how she long supported the idea of new gTLDs, but has since changed her mind; she realized that new gTLDs would be confusing to the public, that they would not have sufficient oversight, and that the costs involved would benefit nobody but the [[Registry|registries]] and [[registrar]]s. Ideally, Esther Dyson stated, she would like to see the gTLD program abandoned, but she also concedes that many people had told her that it was unrealistic. In lieu of abandoning the program, she recommended that the Senate ask ICANN to relaunch its consultation process with broader outreach in order to facilitate greater public knowledge and preparedness.

 

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