- Category: gTLD
- Topic: Board consideration of NeuStar (.BIZ) and Afilias (.INFO) RSEP requests and amendments to implement Modifications to Add Grace Period (AGP) service
- Board meeting date: 27 March 2008
- Resolution number: 2008.03.27.02
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-27mar08.htm
- Status: Completed
Summary
Board approves .BIZ and .INFO amendments and authorizes the President and General Counsel to take such actions as appropriate to implement the amendments.
Text
Whereas, NeuStar and Afilias have submitted proposed amendments to Appendix 7 of the .BIZ and .INFO gTLD Registry Agreements in order to address excessive deletions in the .BIZ and .INFO gTLDs.
Whereas, ICANN has evaluated the proposed amendments as a new registry service via the Registry Services Evaluation Policy and as a contract amendment requiring public comment and Board approval.
Whereas, the evaluation under the threshold test of the Registry Services Evaluation Policy found no likelihood of security and stability or competition issues associated with the proposals.
It is hereby RESOLVED( 2008.03.27.02), ) that the .BIZ and .INFO amendments are approved, and the President and General Counsel are authorized to take such actions as appropriate to implement the amendments.
Implementation Actions
- Present .BIZ agreement amendment to ICANN and NeuStar to sign.
- Responsible entity: gTLD Registry Liaison
- Due date: as soon as possible after Board approval
- Completion date: 3 April 2008
- Present .INFO agreement amendment to ICANN and Afilias to sign.
- Responsible entity: gTLD Registry Liaison
- Due date: as soon as possible after Board approval
- Completion date: 16 May 2008
Other Related Resolutions
- Board Resolution (06.___), adopted 8 December 2006, approves the renewal agreements for .BIZ, .INFO, .ORG.
- Other resolutions TBD.
Additional Information
- NeuStar amendment is available at: http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/biz/proposed-biz-amendment2-28feb08.pdf.
- Afilias amendment is available at: http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/info/proposed-info-amendment1-28feb08.pdf.
All documentation regarding the NeuStar proposal is available at http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/submitted_app.html#2008001, while documentation on the Afilias proposal is available at http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/submitted_app.html#2008002. - The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.
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