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style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:
          major-latin;mso-ansi-language:ES-UY">LACNIC y APNIC abren
          convocatoria para
          estudiar los factores técnicos de éxito de Internet </span></b></p>
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      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-ansi-language:
        ES-UY">LACNIC y APNIC, su par en la región de Asia Pacífico,
        buscan propuestas
        de consultores externos para estudiar los factores técnicos de
        éxito de
        Internet. </span></p>
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mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-ansi-language:
        ES-UY">La convocatoria está abierta a consultores,
        investigadores u
        organizaciones de cualquier región interesadas en el estudio y
        análisis del
        desarrollo de Internet de forma objetiva.</span></p>
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      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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        style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:
          major-latin;mso-ansi-language:ES-UY">Objetivos del estudio</span></b></p>
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      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-ansi-language:
        ES-UY">Es importante destacar que tanto LACNIC como APNIC no
        buscan un estudio
        reflexivo sobre una Internet idealizada. El objetivo es
        identificar y conectar
        los factores técnicos de éxito de Internet y evitar argumentos
        subjetivos sobre
        cómo funciona Internet en la actualidad, particularmente en lo
        que se refiere a
        la geopolítica.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span></span></p>
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      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-ansi-language:
        ES-UY">El estudio debe enfocarse en los factores técnicos que
        han contribuido
        al crecimiento y evolución de Internet en los últimos 50 años,
        así como
        analizar en qué medida, dichos factores, aún se encuentran
        presentes en
        Internet. </span><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
        major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin" lang="EN"><a
href="https://descargas.lacnic.net/documentos/final-requesto-proposal-study-Internet-technical-success-es.pdf"><span
            style="mso-ansi-language:ES-UY" lang="ES-TRAD"><span
              lang="ES-TRAD">(Leer los
              objetivos del estudio)</span></span></a></span><span
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line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-ansi-language:
        ES-UY"></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:
          major-latin;mso-ansi-language:ES-UY">Solicitud de propuestas</span></b></p>
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        style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-ansi-language:
        ES-UY">Tanto la propuesta inicial como el estudio deben
        entregarse en inglés.
        La convocatoria para presentar iniciativas está abierta hasta el<b
          style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> 15 de marzo de 2021</b>.</span></p>
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      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-ansi-language:
        ES-UY">Los interesados en obtener mayor información pueden
        acceder al llamado
        completo </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
        major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin" lang="EN"><a
href="https://descargas.lacnic.net/documentos/final-requesto-proposal-study-Internet-technical-success-es.pdf"><span
            style="mso-ansi-language:ES-UY" lang="ES-TRAD"><span
              lang="ES-TRAD">aquí</span></span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:
        major-latin;mso-ansi-language:ES-UY">. </span></p>
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      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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        style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-ansi-language:
        ES-UY">Consultar a través del mail internetstudy [@] apnic.net</span></p>
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      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:16.0pt;
        line-height:115%;mso-ansi-language:ES-UY"> </span><span
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        line-height:115%;mso-ansi-language:ES-UY">-----------</span></p>
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      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:16.0pt;
        line-height:115%;mso-ansi-language:ES-UY"><br>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><b
        style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:
          Arial;mso-ansi-language:ES-UY">LACNIC e APNIC abrem chamada
          para estudar os
          fatores técnicos de sucesso da Internet <br>
        </span></b></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:
        ES-UY">LACNIC e APNIC, sua contraparte na região Ásia-Pacífico,
        estão buscando
        propostas de consultores externos para estudar os fatores
        técnicos de sucesso
        da Internet. </span><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-ansi-language:ES-UY"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:
        ES-UY">A chamada é aberta a consultores, pesquisadores ou
        organizações de
        qualquer região interessadas no estudo e análise objetiva do
        desenvolvimento da
        Internet.</span><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-ansi-language:ES-UY"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><b
        style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:
          Arial;mso-ansi-language:ES-UY">Objetivo do estudo</span></b><b
        style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
          style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-ansi-language:
          ES-UY"></span></b></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:
        ES-UY">É importante salientar que tanto o LACNIC quanto APNIC
        não procuram um
        estudo reflexivo sobre uma Internet idealizada. O objetivo é
        identificar e
        conectar os fatores técnicos de sucesso da Internet e evitar
        argumentos
        subjetivos sobre como a Internet funciona hoje, principalmente
        no que refere à
        geopolítica.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:
        major-latin;mso-ansi-language:ES-UY"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:
        ES-UY">O estudo deve estar focado nos fatores técnicos que
        contribuíram para o
        crescimento e evolução da Internet nos últimos 50 anos, bem como
        analisar em
        que medida esses fatores ainda estão presentes na Internet. (Ler
        os objetivos
        do estudo)</span><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-ansi-language:ES-UY"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><b
        style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:
          Arial;mso-ansi-language:ES-UY">Pedido de propostas</span></b><b
        style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
          style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-ansi-language:
          ES-UY"></span></b></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:
        ES-UY">Tanto a proposta inicial quanto o estudo devem ser
        entregues em inglês.
        A chamada para apresentar iniciativas encerra em <b
          style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
          normal">15 de março de 2021</b>.</span><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-ansi-language:
        ES-UY"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:
        ES-UY">Quem estiver interessado em obter mais informações pode
        acessar a
        chamada completa </span><span lang="EN"><a
href="https://descargas.lacnic.net/documentos/final-requesto-proposal-study-Internet-technical-success-pt.pdf"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:
            Arial;mso-ansi-language:ES-UY" lang="ES-TRAD"><span
              lang="ES-TRAD">aqui</span></span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:
        Arial;mso-ansi-language:ES-UY">.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> 
        </span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:
        major-latin;mso-ansi-language:ES-UY"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:
        ES-UY">Consultar pelo correio: internetstudy [@] apnic.net</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:
        ES-UY">--------</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><b
        style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:
          Arial" lang="EN">LACNIC and APNIC Launch an RFP for a Study on
          the Internet's Technical
          Success Factors </span></b></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:
        bold" lang="EN"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
        mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"
        lang="EN">LACNIC and APNIC,
        the Internet address registry for the Asia Pacific region, are
        inviting
        proposals by external consultants to conduct a study on the
        Internet's
        technical success factors. </span><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin"
        lang="EN"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
        mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"
        lang="EN">The request for
        proposals is open to individual consultants, researchers or
        organizations from
        any region interested in performing the study and objectively
        analyzing the
        development of the Internet.</span><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin"
        lang="EN"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><b
        style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:
          Arial" lang="EN">Purpose of the Study</span></b><b
        style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:
          major-latin" lang="EN"></span></b></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
        mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"
        lang="EN">It is important to
        highlight that neither LACNIC nor APNIC are not looking for an
        idealistic,
        reflective study on the Internet. The goal is to identify and
        connect the
        Internet's technical success factors, avoiding subjective
        arguments regarding
        the Internet's functioning, particularly when it comes to
        geopolitics.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span></span><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
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        lang="EN"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
        mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"
        lang="EN">The study should
        focus on the technical factors that have contributed to the
        growth and
        evolution of the Internet over the past 50 years, and analyze to
        what degree
        such technical factors are still present (or absent) in the
        Internet of today
        (Read Project Goals and Desired Outcomes)</span><span
        style="font-size:
12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:
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        lang="EN"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><b
        style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:
          Arial" lang="EN">Request for Proposals</span></b><b
        style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:
          major-latin" lang="EN"></span></b></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
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        lang="EN">Both the initial
        proposal and the study must be submitted in English. Proposals
        will be received
        until <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">15 March 2021</b>.</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:
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    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
        mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"
        lang="EN">The full text of
        the request for proposals is available </span><span lang="EN"><a
href="https://descargas.lacnic.net/documentos/final-requesto-proposal-study-Internet-technical-success-en.pdf"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:
            Arial">here</span></a></span><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
        mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"
        lang="EN">. </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:
        major-latin" lang="EN"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
      12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
        mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"
        lang="EN">Any questions
        should be addressed to internetstudy [@] apnic.net</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:
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LACNIC

<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.lacnic.net">www.lacnic.net</a>
Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry</pre>
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