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==.radio==

Four companies have applied for the [[new gTLD]] [[.radio]]: the ~~[[European Broadcasting Union]]~~, BRS Media, [[Tin Dale|Tin Dale LLC]], and [[Afilias]].

Four companies have applied for the [[new gTLD]] [[.radio]]: the EBU, BRS Media, [[Tin Dale|Tin Dale LLC]], and [[Afilias]].

In July 2012, BRS Media chairman and CEO [[George Bundy]] sent a letter to [[Heather Dryden]], head of the [[GAC|Governmental Advisory Committee]] (GAC). He noted a conflict of interest in EBU's application for .radio, as the organization is a member of ~~ICANN's~~ GAC.<ref name="radioworld-1">[http://www.radioworld.com/article/the-battle-for-dot-radio-part-i/214661 The Battle for Dot-Radio: Part I], RadioWorld.com. Published 27 July 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.</ref>

In July 2012, BRS Media chairman and CEO [[George Bundy]] sent a letter to [[Heather Dryden]], head of the [[GAC|Governmental Advisory Committee]] (GAC). He noted a conflict of interest in EBU's application for .radio, as the organization was at that time requesting to become a member of [[GAC]], and requested that EBU withdraw its application.<ref name="radioworld-1">[http://www.radioworld.com/article/the-battle-for-dot-radio-part-i/214661 The Battle for Dot-Radio: Part I], RadioWorld.com. Published 27 July 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.</ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/9732-radio-applicant-slams-gac-conflict-of-interest Radio Applicant Slams GAC Conflict of Interest], DomainIncite.com. Published 11 July 2012.</ref>

EBU published a statement prior to receiving BRS Media's letter that clarified and defended their position, stating, "The EBU represents the interests of the global radio community and can be relied on to provide a secure namespace to facilitate and speed the radio industry's digital, online evolution. Our responsibility is to every member of the radio community – not only the financially able or best equipped and to provide protection against cyber squatting or competing interests, who exploit commercial opportunities... It is not in the public interest to see (dot-radio) managed as a generic TLD by a non-radio stakeholder with commercial interests."<ref name="radioworld-1"></ref>

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 ==.radio==
-Four companies have applied for the [[new gTLD]] [[.radio]]: the [[European Broadcasting Union]], BRS Media, [[Tin Dale|Tin Dale LLC]], and [[Afilias]].
+Four companies have applied for the [[new gTLD]] [[.radio]]: the EBU, BRS Media, [[Tin Dale|Tin Dale LLC]], and [[Afilias]].
-In July 2012, BRS Media chairman and CEO [[George Bundy]] sent a letter to [[Heather Dryden]], head of the [[GAC|Governmental Advisory Committee]] (GAC). He noted a conflict of interest in EBU's application for .radio, as the organization is a member of ICANN's GAC.<ref name="radioworld-1">[http://www.radioworld.com/article/the-battle-for-dot-radio-part-i/214661 The Battle for Dot-Radio: Part I], RadioWorld.com. Published 27 July 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.</ref>
+In July 2012, BRS Media chairman and CEO [[George Bundy]] sent a letter to [[Heather Dryden]], head of the [[GAC|Governmental Advisory Committee]] (GAC). He noted a conflict of interest in EBU's application for .radio, as the organization was at that time requesting to become a member of [[GAC]], and requested that EBU withdraw its application.<ref name="radioworld-1">[http://www.radioworld.com/article/the-battle-for-dot-radio-part-i/214661 The Battle for Dot-Radio: Part I], RadioWorld.com. Published 27 July 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.</ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/9732-radio-applicant-slams-gac-conflict-of-interest Radio Applicant Slams GAC Conflict of Interest], DomainIncite.com. Published 11 July 2012.</ref>
 EBU published a statement prior to receiving BRS Media's letter that clarified and defended their position, stating, "The EBU represents the interests of the global radio community and can be relied on to provide a secure namespace to facilitate and speed the radio industry's digital, online evolution. Our responsibility is to every member of the radio community – not only the financially able or best equipped and to provide protection against cyber squatting or competing interests, who exploit commercial opportunities... It is not in the public interest to see (dot-radio) managed as a generic TLD by a non-radio stakeholder with commercial interests."<ref name="radioworld-1"></ref>