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<b>LACNIC is celebrating its 13th anniversary, and we have more than
5,000 reasons to continue working.</b><br>
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LACNIC is celebrating 13 years since its creation and we are pleased
to announce that we now have 5,000 Latin American and Caribbean
members. This means that 1,000 new organizations and companies have
joined LACNIC since our last anniversary.<br>
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This important growth is the result of the work of LACNIC and its
community aimed at meeting the service region's Internet development
requirements.<br>
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From our origins as a small organization serving less than 100
members, LACNIC has become a regional and global reference with more
than 5,000 members.<br>
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This evolution has also been reflected in the community: by the end
of 2015, the region is expected to reach 370 million users, adding
62 million new users as compared to 2014. When LACNIC was created,
the average Internet penetration rate in Latin America was
approximately 10% to 15%.<br>
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In addition to efficiently managing the numbering resources for the
region, all this time we have attempted to be a permanent catalyst
for Internet development in Latin America and the Caribbean, always
relying on our community.<br>
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More than 11 thousand professionals trained in technologies relating
to Internet security and stability are a testament to this. Launched
last year, the LACNIC Campus will allow us to significantly increase
our ability to serve new professionals. <br>
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LACNIC's 5,000 members include a broad variety of entities, among
them major Latin American and Caribbean Internet companies,
organizations and universities.<br>
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We are delighted with our achievements and the progress we've made.
At the same time, we reaffirm our commitment to providing our
community with more and better services.<br>
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We have thousands of reasons to continue working with you.<br>
With our warmest Regards,<br>
<br>
Oscar Robles<br>
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