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        Roman"">ARIN has issued its initial response to ACSP
        Suggestion 2012.12. The suggestion and response text are
        provided below. This suggestion is now closed and is available
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          Suggestion: </span></b><span
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    On <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.arin.net/resources/request/transfers_8_2.html">https://www.arin.net/resources/request/transfers_8_2.html</a><br>
    1. In step #1 add reference the the name change process at
    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.arin.net/resources/request/org.html#name_change">https://www.arin.net/resources/request/org.html#name_change</a><br>
    2. Rephrase step #6 removing reference to "name change"<br>
    3. Also consider adding a pointer to the legal name change process
    on the ORG ID template.<br>
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      implemented the following changes per in response to your
      suggestion:<br>
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      style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
      margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white">1. Added the
      following text with a URL to the "Changing Your Organization Name"
      on the following two pages:
      <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.arin.net/resources/transfers/index.html">https://www.arin.net/resources/transfers/index.html</a> and
      <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.arin.net/resources/request/transfers_8_2.html">https://www.arin.net/resources/request/transfers_8_2.html</a><br>
      "If your organization underwent a name change not due to a merger,
      acquisition, or other form of asset purchase, you may wish to
      review the Changing Your Organization Name section on the
      Organization Identifiers information page."<br>
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      style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
      margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white">2. Removed
      references to name changes from Step 6 of the "Transfers Due to
      Mergers or Acquisitions" page<br>
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      style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;
      margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white">3. Added
      verbiage about name changes to the instructions of the Org ID
      template with a URL to the "Changing Your Organization Name" page.<br>
      This suggestion is now closed.<br>
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