<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">Dear community,</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">In my view, the upcoming revision of the Internet Coordination Policy 2 (ICP-2)</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">presents a timely opportunity for me to address a critical aspect of global Internet</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">governance, that is the right to portability of IP resources. In my humble view, this right</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">is fundamental to ensuring network autonomy, operational accountability, and long-</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">term resilience within the Internet ecosystem. By formally recognizing and mandating</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">the ability to transfer IP resources between RIR(s), ICP-2 can reinforce its commitment</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">to a secure and adaptable Internet infrastructure.</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">In practice, portability empowers resource holders to maintain independence from any</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">single RIR or upstream provider. It allows networks to manage their number resources</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">even in the face of jurisdictional, policy, or service-related challenges that may arise</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">in a specific region. Portability enables organizations to maintain continuity, avoid</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">unnecessary renumbering, and preserve critical services during transitions,</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">disruptions, or reorganizations, particularly important in a world where geopolitical and</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">regulatory pressures are increasingly influencing infrastructure decisions.</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">Furthermore, establishing this right promotes healthy competition among RIR(s),</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">encouraging them to enhance transparency, customer service, and operational</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">excellence. When resource holders are given the ability to choose the registry that</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">best meets their needs, it creates natural incentives for RIR(s) to innovate and remain</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">responsive to their communities. At the same time, it introduces a systemic safeguard,</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">a decentralized resilience mechanism, that helps prevent monopolistic behaviour or</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">administrative overreach.</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">Promoting the right to portability in ICP-2 also aligns with broader principles of Internet</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">freedom and decentralization. It supports the global Internet community's shared</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">objective of building an infrastructure that is flexible, secure, and accountable. </span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">I would strongly urge the inclusion of this right in the revised ICP-2, recognizing</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">portability as a cornerstone for an open, robust, and user-centric Internet.</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Roboto,Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-variant-ligatures:none">Please take into consideration the critical input above, thank you.</span></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>By Jo Cheung</div></div></div></div>