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There are stark similarities between ICANN and the UPU, as they are both active representatives of various geographical areas and their respective governments and constituencies, serving billions of people across the globe. Both are also governed by a bottom-up process.
There are stark similarities between ICANN and the UPU, as they are both active representatives of various geographical areas and their respective governments and constituencies, serving billions of people across the globe. Both are also governed by a bottom-up process.
The two organizations entered into a partnership for the sponsoring of a [[.post]] [[TLD]] on 20 October 2009. Through the partnership, ICANN and the UPO maintain their traditional autonomy, core values, and separate missions. The agreement was considered a good achievement for both organizations, as well as the global Internet community, as it helped encourage the expansion of the domain name space. <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-20oct09-en.htm icann.org]</ref>
During the first round of ICANN's gTLD expansion program in 2000, UPU submitted an application for the [[.post] top level domain name.<ref>[http://archive.icann.org/en/tlds/app-index.htm New TLD Program Application Process Archive]</ref> .Post was not included in the first batch of approved TLDs. In 2003, UPU again submitted its application for the .post during ICANN's sponsored top level domain name ([[sTLD]]) expansion program. The application underwent an extensive evaluation. ICANN and UPU negotiated several issues in the application and posted it for public comment.
<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-06sep07-en.htm .POST Top-Level Domain | ICANN Continues Negotiations with UPU for .POST sTLD]</ref>
<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/tap/2009-12-09+-+.POST+Sponsorship+Agreement 2009-12-09 - .POST Sponsorship Agreement]</ref>
On 20 October 2009, ICANN and UPU entered into a partnership for the sponsoring of a [[.post]] [[TLD]] Through the partnership, ICANN and the UPO maintain their traditional autonomy, core values, and separate missions. The agreement was considered a good achievement for both organizations, as well as the global Internet community, as it helped encourage the expansion of the domain name space. <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-20oct09-en.htm icann.org]</ref>
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