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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Great to see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comcast">Comcast</a> supporting the public good err… it’s stakeholder interests… err… “multistakeholderism” and “our” institutions for supporting “enhanced democracy” err “multistakeholderism” blithely accepting such sponsorship… <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>M<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>From: <b>Livingood, Jason</b> <<a href="mailto:Jason_Livingood@cable.comcast.com">Jason_Livingood@cable.comcast.com</a>><br>Date: Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 12:59 PM<br>Subject: Comcast & NBCUniversal Commit to Strategic IETF and ISOC Support<br>To: Dave Farber <<a href="mailto:dave@farber.net">dave@farber.net</a>><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>For IP if you wish:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The IETF and ISOC are incredibly important to us at Comcast and NBCUniversal, to the Internet community, and to all Internet users. Today we announced a new new nine-year strategic sponsorship agreement for the IETF and ISOC. This is a clear demonstration of our commitment to support both, in order to ensure a vibrant future for the Internet, and for the key institutions that make it open, consensus-based, and multi-stakeholder.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Full details at <a href="http://corporate.comcast.com/comcast-voices/comcast-cable-and-nbcuniversal-commit-to-strategic-ietf-and-isoc-support-partnerships" target="_blank">http://corporate.comcast.com/comcast-voices/comcast-cable-and-nbcuniversal-commit-to-strategic-ietf-and-isoc-support-partnerships</a> and <a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/institutional/2014/03/nbcuniversal-and-comcast-sign-strategic-sponsorship-agreement-internet" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/institutional/2014/03/nbcuniversal-and-comcast-sign-strategic-sponsorship-agreement-internet</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#888888'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#888888'>Jason Livingood<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#888888'>Comcast<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#888888'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>=============================================================<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>The COOK Report on Internet Protocol, (PSTN) 609 882-2572 <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Back Issues: <a href="http://www.cookreport.com/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=37&Itemid=61">http://www.cookreport.com/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=37&Itemid=61</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> Cook's Collaborative Edge Blog <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> <a href="http://www.cookreport.com/wp/">http://www.cookreport.com/wp/</a></span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> Subscription info: <a href="http://www.cookreport.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=65">http://www.cookreport.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=65</a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>=============================================================<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>