- Category: gTLDs
- Topic: Bulk Transfer
- Board meeting date: 9 December 2009
- Resolution number: 2009.12.09.02
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-09dec09-en.htm
- Status: Completed
Summary
The Board approved amendments to the .COM and .NET registry agreements in order to permit VeriSign to offer the Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition (BTAPPA) service, which facilitates bulk transfer of domains between registrars.
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Whereas, VeriSign has submitted a request pursuant to ICANN's Registry Services Evaluation Policy to amend the dot-COM and dot-NET Registry Agreements to offer partial bulk transfer (also known as Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition or BTAPPA).
Whereas, the ICANN Board previously approved a similar BTAPPA service requested by Neustar for the dot-BIZ gTLD in November 2006.
Whereas, ICANN has evaluated the proposed amendments to the dot-COM and dot-NET Registry Agreements as new registry services pursuant to the Registry Services Evaluation Policy and has posted amendments for public comment and Board approval (http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/).
It is hereby RESOLVED (2009.12.09.02) that the amendments to Appendix 7 in the dot-COM and dot-NET Registry Agreements are approved, and the President and General Counsel are authorized to take such actions as appropriate to implement the amendments.
Implementation Actions
- Execute and post Amendments to .COM and .NET Registry Agreements
- Responsible entity: ICANN General Counsel and Services Staff
- Due date: 9 January 2010
- Completion date: 9 January 2010
Other Related Resolutions
- For reference, please see Board resolution 06.85 approving BTAPPA service in dot-BIZ <http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-22nov06.htm>.
Additional Information
- No additional funding provided.
- .COM and .NET Agreement pages:
http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/com/registry-agmt-amendment-2-06jan10-en.htm
http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/net/registry-agmt-amendment-3-06jan10-en.htm
Explanatory text does not modify or override Resolutions. See Board Resolutions Page for more information.
