ccNSO Application (.ke)

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                        Application for Membership
          Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)

To:	ccNSO Membership
	c/o ICANN Secretary
Date:	3 September 2003
Regarding: ccNSO Membership
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With this letter, I declare that Kenya Network Information Centre =
(KENIC) is
the ccTLD manager
(as defined in the ICANN bylaws, Article IX(4)(1)*) for the .ke
domain, and that I am authorized to sign this application for membership
to the ccNSO on behalf of Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC).=20

Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC) hereby recognizes the role of =
the
ccNSO within the ICANN
structure, and agrees, for the duration of its membership in the ccNSO
to:

    (a) adhere to rules of the ccNSO, including membership rules;
    (b) adhere to ICANN bylaws as they apply to ccTLDS (Article XI=20
        and Annexes B and C of the ICANN bylaws found at=20
        http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm); and
    (c) pay ccNSO membership fees established by the ccNSO Council.

Membership in the ccNSO is independent of any individual relationship a
ccTLD manager has with ICANN or the ccTLD manager's receipt of IANA
services.  (Article XI(4)(3)).=20

Sincerely,
Michuki Mwangi

Name of ccTLD Manager: Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC)
Contact Address:=20
Waiyaki Way Opp. Kianda School P.O Box 1461,
Nairobi 00600 (Sarit Centre) Kenya.
Telephone Number: 254204349111
E-Mail: admin@xxxxxxxxxxx

Secondary contact information:
    Designated ccNSO representative for ccTLD (if different from above)

Name: Michuki Mwangi
Contact Address:=20
Waiyaki Way Opp. Kianda School P.O Box 1461,
Nairobi 00600 (Sarit Centre) Kenya.
Telephone Number: 254204349111
E-Mail: michuki@xxxxxxxxxxx

*DEFINITION: For the purposes of membership of the ccNSO a ccTLD manager
is defined as the organization or entity responsible for managing an ISO
3166 country-code top-level domain and referred to in the IANA database
under the current heading of "Sponsoring Organization" (or any later
variant) for that country-code top-level domain.  (ICANN Bylaws Article
IX(4)(1)).=20