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# [[Afilias]]
# [[Afilias]]
During [[ICANN 44]] in Prague, the [[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU), one of the applicants for [[.radio]], requested permission to become a recognized observer in [[ICANN]]'s [[GAC]]. This move raised questions of conflicts of interest, given that [[GAC]] advice is to be strongly considered by the [[ICANN Board]] during application proceedings.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9640-radio-gtld-applicant-joins-the-gac Radio gTLD Applicant Joins the GAC, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
During [[ICANN 44]] in Prague, the [[EBU|European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU), one of the applicants for [[.radio]], requested permission to become a recognized observer in [[ICANN]]'s [[GAC]]. This move raised questions of conflicts of interest, given that [[GAC]] advice is to be strongly considered by the [[ICANN Board]] during application proceedings.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9640-radio-gtld-applicant-joins-the-gac Radio gTLD Applicant Joins the GAC, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
Fellow .radio applicant, [[BRS Media]], sent a letter to a chair of the [[GAC]], [[Heather Dryden]], complaining that granting the EBU observer status would cause a conflict of interests, and requesting that the EBU withdraw its GAC application immediately in order to recuse itself from all new gTLD discussions.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9732-radio-applicant-slams-gac-conflict-of-interest Radio Applicant Slams GAC Conflict of Interest, DomainIncite.com]</ref>The EBU went on to be accepted into the GAC.<ref>[http://radioforward.com/ebugac/ EBUGAC.RadioForward.com]</ref>
Fellow .radio applicant, [[BRS Media]], sent a letter to a chair of the [[GAC]], [[Heather Dryden]], complaining that granting the EBU observer status would cause a conflict of interests, and requesting that the EBU withdraw its GAC application immediately in order to recuse itself from all new gTLD discussions.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9732-radio-applicant-slams-gac-conflict-of-interest Radio Applicant Slams GAC Conflict of Interest, DomainIncite.com]</ref>The EBU went on to be accepted into the GAC.<ref>[http://radioforward.com/ebugac/ EBUGAC.RadioForward.com]</ref>