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ANA says the new program will be a total disaster for the international business community. Through this program anyone would be able to request a new [[TLD]] with potentially any word.<ref>[http://www.advertisingcompliancelaw.com/2011/08/articles/regulation/association-of-national-advertisers-challenges-icann-authority-to-establish-new-top-level-domains/ AdvertisingComplianceLaw]</ref> ANA has written numerous letters to [[ICANN Chairman]] ([[Steve Crocker]]), [[ICANN CEO]] ([[Rod Beckstrom]]), and US government officials overseeing ICANN's authority, which is granted by the [[Department of Commerce]] and its [[National Telecommunications and Information Administration]], to review the new [[gTLD]] program once again because they believe it will create irreversible harm to the international business community.<ref>[http://blog.jothan.com/icann/ana-says-icann-needs-to-conduct-thorough-review-of-conflict-of-interest-policies/ Jothan's Blog]</ref> Not all ANA members are opposed to the new gTLD program,<ref>[http://www.domainnews.com/en/american-association-of-national-advertisers-huff-and-puff-over-new-gtlds.html DomainNews]</ref> though those opposed have demanded that [[ICANN]] sort the perceived problems out with ANA board members.<ref>[http://www.domainnews.com/en/association-of-national-advertisers-asks-icann-to-abandon-new-tlds.html DomainNews]</ref>

ANA says the new program will be a total disaster for the international business community. Through this program anyone would be able to request a new [[TLD]] with potentially any word.<ref>[http://www.advertisingcompliancelaw.com/2011/08/articles/regulation/association-of-national-advertisers-challenges-icann-authority-to-establish-new-top-level-domains/ AdvertisingComplianceLaw]</ref> ANA has written numerous letters to [[ICANN Chairman]] ([[Steve Crocker]]), [[ICANN CEO]] ([[Rod Beckstrom]]), and US government officials overseeing ICANN's authority, which is granted by the [[Department of Commerce]] and its [[National Telecommunications and Information Administration]], to review the new [[gTLD]] program once again because they believe it will create irreversible harm to the international business community.<ref>[http://blog.jothan.com/icann/ana-says-icann-needs-to-conduct-thorough-review-of-conflict-of-interest-policies/ Jothan's Blog]</ref> Not all ANA members are opposed to the new gTLD program,<ref>[http://www.domainnews.com/en/american-association-of-national-advertisers-huff-and-puff-over-new-gtlds.html DomainNews]</ref> though those opposed have demanded that [[ICANN]] sort the perceived problems out with ANA board members.<ref>[http://www.domainnews.com/en/association-of-national-advertisers-asks-icann-to-abandon-new-tlds.html DomainNews]</ref>

Moreover, ANA has recently started a campaign to educate everyone about flaws in the plan of the proposed [[TLD]] program. However, [[Jim Prendergast]], a participant in ICANN policy development, states that the issues raised by ANA are baseless. He says that business advocates have worked with [[ICANN]] throughout the development of the policy. Furthermore, [[ICANN]] has believes this program will help prevent [[cybersquatting]] and fraud rather than increase it.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20111111_new_tld_spotted_fud/ CircleID]</ref>

Moreover, ANA has recently started a campaign to educate others about the perceived flaws in the current [[TLD]] program. However, [[Jim Prendergast]], a participant in ICANN policy development, states that the issues raised by ANA are baseless. He says that business advocates have worked with [[ICANN]] throughout the development of the policy. Furthermore, [[ICANN]] believes this program will help prevent [[cybersquatting]] and fraud rather than increase it.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20111111_new_tld_spotted_fud/ CircleID]</ref>

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