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• Category: gTLD gTLDs
• Topic: Consideration of VeriSign Wait-Listing Service (WLS) proposalWLS Proposal
• Board meeting date: 22 April 2002
• Resolution number: 02.53, 02.54, 02.55, 02.56
• URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-22apr02.htm
• Status: Completed

Summary

Requests Board requests DNSO Names Council to provide Board with comprehensive report on issues surrounding deletion of domain names, and invites comment on VeriSign WLS proposal.

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Whereas, on 21 March 2002 VeriSign, Inc., the operator of the .com and .net registries, requested amendments to the registry agreements for those top-level domains to allow it to charge registrars an annual subscription fee of US$35.00 (with rebates of US$7.00 or US$11.00 depending on volume) for providing a proposed wait-listing service (WLS);

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Whereas, the Board concludes that, before acting on VeriSign's request for amendment of the .com and .net registry agreements, it would be helpful to receive community comment on the request, and particularly on policy concerns raised by the request that would harm the legitimate interests of others;

Wiki MarkupResolved \ [02.53\] that the Board requests the Names Council to coordinate within the DNSO a comprehensive review of issues concerning the deletion of domain names and possible solutions for those issues and to submit to the Board, no later than 10 June 2002, a status report on that review, with the status report to include any recommendations (with supporting materials) concerning VeriSign's request to modify the .com and .net agreements to allow it to provide a wait-listing service, for a fee, as part of its operation of the .com and .net registries;

Wiki MarkupResolved \ [02.54\] that the Secretary is directed to advise the Address and Protocol Councils of VeriSign's request and the Board's intent to consider that request at its Bucharest meeting on 28 June 2002, with an invitation to those councils to submit comments (if any) on the request before that time;unmigrated-wiki-markup

Resolved \ [02.55\] that the Board invites public comments on VeriSign's request and directs that a suitable mechanism be established for allowing comments to be submitted over the Internet to ICANN for at least a thirty-day period; and

Wiki MarkupResolved \ [02.56\] that the Board invites comments on VeriSign's request at the [Public Comment Forum to be held on 27 June 2002 in Bucharest, Romania|http://www.icann.org/bucharest/].

Implementation Actions

• Submission of DNSO Status Report Regarding Deletions, SolutionsSubmit DNSO status report regarding deletions, solutions, and WLS.
  • Responsible entity: DNSO ( Transfers Task Force)
  • Due date: 10 Jun 02June 2002
  • Completion date: 10 Jun 02June 2002
    
• Advise Address and Protocol Councils of request and intent to consider at Board's 28 June 2002 metting 30-day public comment period
  • Responsible entity: StaffICANN Secretary
  • Due date: Not specified
  • Completion date: 23 Aug 022002
• Publish for public comment for at least 30 days. Consider comment at Public Forum at ICANN meeting in Bucharest
  • Responsible entity:   BoardICANN Staff
  • Due date:   27 Jun 02None provided
  • Completion date:   27 Jun 0223 August 2002 

Other Related Resolutions

• Request for Names Council to provide final recommendations and constituency positions on WLS proposal:  http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-28jun02.htm
• Other resolutions TBD

Additional Information

• For DNSO Status Report Regarding Deletions, Solutions, and WLS, see:  http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/bucharest/dnso-deletes-report-10jun02.htm.
• For Public Comment Forum on WLS, see:  http://forum.icann.org/wls/.
• The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.

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