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Application for India NIR - Call for Comments closes soon
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Public or confidential comments for the National Internet Exchange of
India's (NIXI) application for recognition as an NIR closes on Monday,
30 November 2009 at 17:30 (UTC+10).
If recognized as an NIR, NIXI would be able to offer IP address
allocation and other APNIC services at a national level in India.
Confidential comments may be:
- Emailed to the Executive Secretary of the EC at: exec-sec@apnic.net
- Submitted via the web form at http://www.apnic.net/NIR_Comments
Comments may also be made publicly and discussed on the "apnic-talk"
mailing list. More information about the list is available at:
http://www.apnic.net/mailing-lists
The APNIC Executive Council is responsible for evaluating and approving
the application, but before the EC can do so, it must be satisfied that
NIXI meets the "Criteria for the recognition of NIRs in the APNIC
region" as set out in the policy, available at:
http://www.apnic.net/policy/nir-criteria
These criteria require NIXI to:
- Demonstrate formal endorsement at the national level by the
appropriate Government body
- Be an independent legal entity with a non-profit structure
- Demonstrate a stable funding model
- Demonstrate it holds a neutral position
- Have the organizational and technical capacity to implement
APNIC address-management policies
For more information, see:
http://www.apnic.net/nir
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Paul Wilson, Director-General, APNIC dg@apnic.net
http://www.apnic.net ph/fx +61 7 3858 3100/99
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