* The ICA has long supported initiatives within ICANN to create new [[gTLD]]s, and has chastised those moves that slow down the process, often taking on the [[GAC]], and the U.S. [[DOC|Department of Commerce]] for their oppositional stances.<ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2009/dailyposts/20091001.htm DNJournal.com Daily Posts]</ref><ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2009/dailyposts/20091001.htm DNJournal.com]</ref> However, it has also called for moderation and a balanced approach, notably abstaining from an invitation to sign a 2009 letter urging ICANN to allow new gTLDs.<ref>[http://www.domainnamenews.com/up-to-the-minute/ica-refused-sign-letter-urging-initiation-gtlds/6142 ICA Refused to Sign Letter Urging GTLD Initiation- DomainNameNews.com]</ref> | * The ICA has long supported initiatives within ICANN to create new [[gTLD]]s, and has chastised those moves that slow down the process, often taking on the [[GAC]], and the U.S. [[DOC|Department of Commerce]] for their oppositional stances.<ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2009/dailyposts/20091001.htm DNJournal.com Daily Posts]</ref><ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2009/dailyposts/20091001.htm DNJournal.com]</ref> However, it has also called for moderation and a balanced approach, notably abstaining from an invitation to sign a 2009 letter urging ICANN to allow new gTLDs.<ref>[http://www.domainnamenews.com/up-to-the-minute/ica-refused-sign-letter-urging-initiation-gtlds/6142 ICA Refused to Sign Letter Urging GTLD Initiation- DomainNameNews.com]</ref> |