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- Category: gTLD
- Topic: gTLD Agreement Renewal Processesagreement renewal processes
- Board meeting date: 10 January 2006
- Resolution number: 06.02
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-10jan06.htm
- Status: Completed
Summary
Board authorizes Authorizes staff to continue renewal negotiations with gTLD registry operators for up to six months.
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ICANN Staff presented a proposal to allow the current group of gTLD registries that would be requiring renegotiation of their agreements to have the renewal proposals extended to allow for the current ongoing gTLD registry negotiations to continue in good faith. After a discussion of the pending contractual negotiations ICANN was having with Afilias, Public Interest Registry, Neustar and VeriSign the board discussed the impact of such discussion. Hagen Hultszch moved and Veni Markovski seconded the following proposed resolution:
Whereas, ICANN has been engaged in discussions with gTLD registry operators regarding renewal terms consistent with their existing registry contracts.
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Whereas, it may be beneficial for all parties involved to allow for extensions of the deadline for submitting a renewal proposal so that the registry operators will not have to expend resources on developing comprehensive renewal proposals while discussions with ICANN on replacement registry agreements are continuing.
RESOLVED Resolved (06.02), the President and the General Counsel are authorized to continue negotiations with any such registry operator (s) in accordance with existing contractual terms, and are authorized to extend the relevant renewal process deadlines as necessary and appropriate for up to six full months, while discussions continue.
The Motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote ?V 15-0.
Implementation Actions
- Extend deadlines for renewal negotiations for up to six months.
- Responsible entity: ICANN staff, registry operators
- Due date: None provided
- Completion date: 10 January Jan 06
Other Related Resolutions
- Board Resolution (06.___) approving the Approval of renewal agreements for .BIZ, .INFO, .ORG, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-08dec06.htm.
- Other resolutions TBD.
Additional Information
- Proposed new registry agreements between ICANN the operators of the .BIZ, .INFO, and .ORG registries were posted for public information on 27 June 2006, available at: http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-1-27jun06.htm.
- The complete proposed agreements were posted for public comment on 28 July 2006, available at: http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-28jul06.htm.
- ICANN posted revised proposed registry agreements including a new restriction on the use of "traffic data" and the acceptance of 10% caps on price increases by the .BIZ, .INFO, and .ORG registry operators on 24 October 2006, available at: http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-24oct06.htm.
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.
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