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===Name Collisions===

===Name Collisions===

The issue of Name Collisions had been a topic of much debate within the New gTLD Program leading up to the Buenos Aires meeting. An initial scare had many applicants thinking the entire program could be delayed indefinitely. ICANN eventually took a more nuanced stance, where some applications with a significant risk were indefinitely delayed, the majority of string applicants could block certain [[SLD]]s that were at risk of collision and proceed towards delegation.

The issue of Name Collisions had been a topic of much debate within the New gTLD Program leading up to the Buenos Aires meeting. An initial scare had many applicants thinking the entire program could be delayed indefinitely. ICANN eventually took a more nuanced stance, where some applications with a significant risk were indefinitely delayed, but the majority of string applicants could block certain [[SLD]]s that were at risk of collision and proceed towards delegation.

During ICANN 48, ICANN released its "block list" to applicants who qualified for the "Alternate Path to Delegation." 25 applicants did not receive block lists because they did not qualify for this alternate path. In total ICANN asked 9.8 million SLDs be blocked.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/15101-icann-blocks-almost-10-million-new-gtld-domains ICANN Blocks Almost 10 Million New gTLD Domains, DomainIncite] Retrieved 05 December 2013</ref>

During ICANN 48, ICANN released its "block list" to applicants who qualified for the "Alternate Path to Delegation." 25 applicants did not receive block lists because they did not qualify for this alternate path. In total ICANN asked that 9.8 million SLDs be blocked.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/15101-icann-blocks-almost-10-million-new-gtld-domains ICANN Blocks Almost 10 Million New gTLD Domains, DomainIncite] Retrieved 05 December 2013</ref>

===Internet Governance===

===Internet Governance===