Dear Colleagues, The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Number Resource Organization (NRO) have stated their intention to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) detailing the conditions under which and the manner in which the NRO will act as the ICANN Address Supporting Organization (ASO). Final approval of this MoU is contingent upon public comment periods administered by the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) of the NRO and by ICANN. Public comment on this MoU can be sent by e-mail to: <nro-comments@nro.org> The closing date for the public comment period is Friday, 7 May 2004. To subscribe to the <nro-comments@nro.org> mailing list please follow the instructions published at: http://www.nro.org/mailman/listinfo/nro-comments The letter of intent between ICANN and the NRO can be found at: http://www.nro.org/news/loi.html The proposed MoU can be found at: http://www.nro.org/news/aso-mou.pdf Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC