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<FONT face=Tahoma><B>Von:</B> ICANN News Alert
[mailto:communications@icann.org] <BR><B>Gesendet:</B> Samstag, 24. Juli 2010
02:57<BR><B>An:</B> Knoben, Wolf-Ulrich<BR><B>Betreff:</B> ICANN News Alert --
Public Comment: Initial Report on Vertical Integration Between Registrars and
Registries<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<H2>News Alert</H2>
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href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-23jul10-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-23jul10-en.htm</A></P>
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<H2 style="CLEAR: left; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">Public Comment: Initial Report on
Vertical Integration Between Registrars and Registries</H2>
<P style="MARGIN: 15px 0px 0px">23 July 2010</P>
<P><STRONG></STRONG>The GNSO Vertical Integration Working Group is seeking
comments on its Initial Report on Vertical Integration Between Registrars and
Registries. This <A
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/vi-pdp-wg-initial-report-23jul10-en.pdf">Initial
Report</A> [PDF, 731 KB] is posted for <A
href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201008-en.htm#vi-pdp-initial-report">public
comment</A> as a required step in the GNSO’s Policy Development Process on
Vertical Integration between Registrars and Registries. The Initial Report
describes various proposed solutions for restrictions on vertical integration
between registrars and registries for adoption in the New gTLD Program.</P>
<P><STRONG>Please note:</STRONG> The Working Group is working under an
extremely aggressive schedule in order to meet the requirements that have been
placed on it by the GNSO Council and the ICANN Board. The Working Group is
planning to continue its analysis throughout the public comment period.
Reviewers are encouraged to submit comments early to provide the group as much
time as possible to consider them.</P>
<P>The public comment period ends on <STRONG>12 August 2010</STRONG>.</P>
<P><STRONG>Background:</STRONG></P>
<P>The GNSO Council has commenced a policy development process (PDP) on the
topic of vertical integration between registrars and registries. The GNSO
Council formed a working group to evaluate whether any policy recommendations
should be developed on the topic of vertical integration between registrars
and registries affecting both new gTLDs and existing gTLDs.</P>
<P>ICANN is currently in the process of finalizing the implementation details
for the launch of new gTLDs. ICANN has posted four draft applicant guidebooks
and a series of topic papers for public comment describing the manner in which
ICANN proposes to implement this program. These documents include proposals on
the topic of vertical integration and whether cross-ownership restrictions or
other rules related to vertical integration should be adopted to apply to the
New gTLD Program.</P>
<P>The Initial Report describes several proposals regarding vertical
integration that have been developed and analyzed by the VI Working Group. No
proposal has achieved consensus support within the VI Working Group. These
proposals are included for the purpose of seeking public comment and will be
subject to further analysis and debate as the VI Working Group continues to
strive to develop a consensus position to recommend to the GNSO Council on an
expedited basis.</P>
<P>The Initial Report published for public comment is a “snapshot” of a living
document that will be revised several times during the public comment period.
Reviewers are encouraged to check on the working-group wiki for the latest
version of this Initial Report.</P>
<P>This public comment forum is an opportunity to comment on any of the
proposed vertical integration models that are described the Initial Report.
The Initial Report will be posted for a public comment period that closes on
<STRONG>12 August 2010</STRONG>. Comments can be sent to <A
href="mailto:vi-pdp-initial-report@icann.org">vi-pdp-initial-report@icann.org</A>
and reviewed at <A
href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/vi-pdp-initial-report/">http://forum.icann.org/lists/vi-pdp-initial-report/</A>.</P>
<P><STRONG>Additional Information</STRONG>:</P>
<P>To review the Issues Report on Vertical Integration Between Registries and
Registrars, please refer to <A
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/report-04dec09-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/report-04dec09-en.pdf</A>
[PDF, 254 KB].</P>
<P>The ICANN Board resolution on Vertical Integration is posted at <A
href="http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-12mar10-en.htm#5">http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-12mar10-en.htm#5</A>.</P>
<P>To review the charter describing the policy work undertaken by the Vertical
Integration Working Group, please refer to: <A
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/vi-chartered-objectives-10mar10-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/vi-chartered-objectives-10mar10-en.pdf</A>
[PDF, 41 KB].</P>
<P>For information on the details of the implementation planning activities
for new gTLDs, please refer to the documents posted at <A
href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm</A></P>
<P>To review updates to the Initial Report that may be developed by the VI
Working Group during the public comment period, please refer to the archive of
Initial Report snapshots posted at <A
href="https://st.icann.org/vert-integration-pdp/index.cgi?initial_report_snapshots">https://st.icann.org/vert-integration-pdp/index.cgi?initial_report_snapshots</A>.</P>
<P><STRONG>Staff responsible</STRONG>: Margie Milam</P>
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