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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=lead style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>This message is sent on behalf of the Number Resource Organization (NRO):</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=lead style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The IANA Numbering Services Review Committee (IANA RC) is pleased to announce that it has published the 2021 IANA Numbering Services Review Committee Report. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=lead style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The IANA RC was formed in 2016 and is responsible for publishing an annual report as advice to the NRO EC for its evaluation of the IANA numbering services.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black'>This report follows a <span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>30-day public comment</span> period on the IANA Performance Matrix Summary <span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Report </span>published by the RIRs seeking input from the broader community.</span><span style='font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black'><a href="https://www.nro.net/call-for-public-comments-on-the-2021-iana-performance-matrix-summary-report/" title="https://www.nro.net/call-for-public-comments-on-the-2021-iana-performance-matrix-summary-report/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://www.nro.net/call-for-public-comments-on-the-2021-iana-performance-matrix-summary-report/</span></a></span><span style='font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;text-align:start;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;box-sizing: border-box;overflow-wrap: break-word;margin:1rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-stretch: inherit;orphans: 2;widows: 2;text-decoration-thickness: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black'>This report is based on the 2021 IANA Performance Matrix Summary Report, as well as on any input gathered from the global number community.</span><span style='font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;text-align:start;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;box-sizing: border-box;overflow-wrap: break-word;margin:1rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-stretch: inherit;orphans: 2;widows: 2;text-decoration-thickness: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black'>The 2021 IANA Numbering Services Review Committee Report is published at:</span><span style='font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;text-align:start;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;box-sizing: border-box;overflow-wrap: break-word;margin:1rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-stretch: inherit;orphans: 2;widows: 2;text-decoration-thickness: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><a href="https://www.nro.net/2021-IANA-RC-Report">https://www.nro.net/2021-IANA-RC-Report</a> </span><span style='font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;text-align:start;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;box-sizing: border-box;overflow-wrap: break-word;margin:1rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-stretch: inherit;orphans: 2;widows: 2;text-decoration-thickness: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black'>The IANA RC noted that no incidents were reported in the IANA Numbering services to the RIRs in 2021.</span><span style='font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;text-align:start;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;box-sizing: border-box;overflow-wrap: break-word;margin:1rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-stretch: inherit;orphans: 2;widows: 2;text-decoration-thickness: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black'>On behalf of the IANA Review Committee,</span><span style='font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;text-align:start;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;box-sizing: border-box;overflow-wrap: break-word;margin:1rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-stretch: inherit;orphans: 2;widows: 2;text-decoration-thickness: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black'>Martin Hannigan</span><span style='font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;text-align:start;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;box-sizing: border-box;overflow-wrap: break-word;margin:1rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-stretch: inherit;orphans: 2;widows: 2;text-decoration-thickness: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black'>Chair, IANA Numbering Services Review Committee</span><span style='font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;text-align:start;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;box-sizing: border-box;overflow-wrap: break-word;margin:1rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-stretch: inherit;orphans: 2;widows: 2;text-decoration-thickness: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black'>References:</span><span style='font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in;margin:-1rem 0px 1rem 2rem;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;text-align:start;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;box-sizing: border-box;overflow-wrap: break-word;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit;orphans: 2;widows: 2;text-decoration-thickness: initial;word-spacing:0px' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.5rem 10px;display:inherit'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>IANA Stewardship Transition Archive</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://www.nro.net/internet-governance/iana/iana-stewardship-transition/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://www.nro.net/internet-governance/iana/iana-stewardship-transition/</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.5rem 10px;display:inherit'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Number Community Proposal</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://www.nro.net/wp-content/uploads/ICG-RFP-Number-Resource-Proposal.pdf"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://www.nro.net/wp-content/up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