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===Afilias===
===Afilias===
Afilias was an early partner in the bid and delegation for .mobi. They originally were provided [[registry]] services to the dotMobi company. In February, 2010, Afilias acquired all issued and outstanding stock in the company and mTLD became a wholly owned subsidiary of Afilias.<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/mobi+acquisition Mobi Acquisition, Afilias.info]</ref>
Afilias was an early partner in the bid and delegation for .mobi. They originally were provided [[registry]] services to the dotMobi company. In February, 2010, Afilias acquired all issued and outstanding stock in the company and mTLD became a wholly owned subsidiary of Afilias.<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/mobi+acquisition Mobi Acquisition, Afilias.info]</ref>
In July 2013, [[Afilias]] requested that [[ICANN]] lift the restrictions set out in its Registry Agreements for .pro and .mobi that forbids Afilias from owning more than a 15% share in the registrar company that sells the TLDs.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13911-afilias-wants-registrar-ownership-ban-lifted-on-mobi-and-pro Afilias Wants Registrar ownership bands lifted, Domain Incite] Retrieved 19 Sept 2013</ref>
===Advisors===
===Advisors===
Given that .mobi is a [[STLD|sponsored top level domain]], it is tied to two advisory boards that are charged with representing the sponsoring community to mTLD and Afilias, they are the '''dotMobi Policy Advisory Board (PAB)''' and the '''.mobi Advisory Group (MAG)'''. These bodies include representation of the 14 original founders of dotMobi (Mobi JV).<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/mobi Mobi, Afilias.info]</ref>
Given that .mobi is a [[STLD|sponsored top level domain]], it is tied to two advisory boards that are charged with representing the sponsoring community to mTLD and Afilias, they are the '''dotMobi Policy Advisory Board (PAB)''' and the '''.mobi Advisory Group (MAG)'''. These bodies include representation of the 14 original founders of dotMobi (Mobi JV).<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/mobi Mobi, Afilias.info]</ref>