- Category: gTLDs
- Topic: .MOBI STLD Negotiation Resolution
- Board meeting date: 13 December 2004
- Resolution number: 04._, 04._
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-13dec04.htm
- Status: Completed
Summary
Board authorizes President and General Counsel to enter into negotiations relating to proposed commercial and technical terms of .MOBI sTLD with applicant; if successful, President shall present proposed terms to Board for approval and authorization.
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Resolved (04.__) the board authorizes the President and General Counsel to enter into negotiations relating to proposed commercial and technical terms for the .MOBI sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) with the applicant. During these negotiations, the board requests that special consideration be taken as to confirm the sTLD applicant?s proposed community of content providers for mobile phones users, and confirmation that the sTLD applicant?s approach will not conflict with the current telephone numbering systems.
Resolved (04.__) if after entering into negotiations with the .MOBI sTLD applicant the President and General Counsel are able to negotiate a set of proposed commercial and technical terms for a contractual arangement, the President shall present such proposed terms to this board, for approval and authorization to enter into an agreement relating to the delegation of the .MOBI sTLD.
Vint Cerf moved for a vote on these resolutions and Hagen Hultzch seconded. The Board approved these resolutions by a vote of 10-0 with two abstentions from Michael Palage and Joichi Ito. Both abstentions related to potential conflicts between the two Board Members and participants in this specific sTLD application.
Implementation Actions
- Enter into negotiations relating to proposed commercial and technical terms for the .MOBI sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) with applicant.
- Responsible entity: President and General Counsel
- Due date: None provided
- Completion date: June 2005
- If negotiation successful, present proposed terms to Board for approval and authorization.
- Responsible entity: President
- Due date: None provided
- Completion date: June 2005
Other Related Resolutions
- Resolution 01.74 - Board directs President to form and chair New TLD Evaluation Process Planning Task Force (NTEPPTF): http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-04jun01.htm
- Resolution 02.97, 02.97A - Board accepts NTEPPTF report and directs President to produce plan for action for approval by Board at October 2002 meeting in Shanghai, China: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-23aug02.htm
- Resolutions 02.150, 02.151, and 02.152: Board authorizes President to implement NTEPPTF recommendations in Action Plan, requests GNSO to provide recommendation on structure of generic tol level namespace, and directs President to develop draft Request for Proposals: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-15dec02.htm#AnnualMeetingoftheTransitionBoard
- Resolution 03.112 and 03.113 - Board invites public comment on draft request for proposals for sTLDs; requests President to provide to Board detailed plan and schedule for development of appropriate long-term policy for introduction of new gTLDs: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-26jun03.htm
- Resolutions 03.166, 03.167, and 03.168 - Board calls for the development of process and policy for streamlining introduction of new gTLDs as specified in ICANNs MoU with the U.S. Department of Commerce: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/advisory-31oct03.htm
- Resolutions 03.169, 03.170, and 03.171 - Board resolves to negotiate agreement reflecting commercial and technical terms upon completion of sTLD selection, resolves that selection process and implementation for sTLDs will be evaluated, and directs President to finalize and post open Request for Proposals for limited number of new sTLDs: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/advisory-31oct03.htm
- Resolution 05.43, Approval of proposed agreement with DotMobi, Ltd. concerning the .MOBI sTLD (Meeting Minutes 28 June 2005): http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-28jun05.htm
- Resolution 07.14, Authorizing President and General Counsel to enter into amendment of .MOBI Registry Agreement to accept proposed change in fee structure (Meeting Minutes 13 March 2007): http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-13mar07.htm
- Other resolutions TBD
Additional Information
- .MOBI TLD Sponsorship Agreement: http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/mobi/
- Proposed .MOBI Sponsored TLD Registry Agreement posted 03 June 2005: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03jun05.htm
- For information on the introduction of sTLDs in 2003 - 2004, please refer to:http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/stld-apps-19mar04/
- To review public comments submitted on the 2003 round, refer to: http://forum.icann.org/mtg-cmts/stld-rfp-comments/general/index.html
- To review the Status Reports on the 2003 round, refer to: http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/stld-apps-19mar04/PostsTLDStatusRpt.pdf
- 15 December 2003 - New sTLD Application: http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/new-stld-rfp/new-stld-application-parta-15dec03.htm
- 24 June 2003 - Request for Proposals, Establishment of new sTLDs (Draft for Public Comment): http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/new-stld-rfp/new-stld-rfp-24jun03.htm
- 19 March 2004 - Status Report on sTLD Evaluation Process: http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/stld-apps-19mar04/stld-status-report.pdf
- Some analysis of the sTLD program is available in Staff's 24 September 2004 report on a strategy for introducing New gTLDs, at http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/new-gtld-strategy.pdf, and additional information can be found in the documentation of the New gTLD program, at http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/related-en.htm.
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.
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