Dear All,

Recently the 2^nd Customer Standing Committee (CSC)  review team posted its Initial Report to seek public comment and feed-back (see: https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/initial-report-on-the-second-csc-effectiveness-review-14-09-2022)   Due to the importance of the CSC in monitoring the performance of the IANA Naming Services for the benefit of all direct customers – which includes all ccTLDs -  the ccNSO Council decided to submit a ccNSO response. This is a submission that is supported by both Council and ccNSO members. The Council tasked a small team ( Irina Danelia and Molehe Wesi) to draft a response.  

Included is a draft that has already bene reviewed by the ccNSO Council and the team is now seeking your comments and support.

Main points of the draft submission:

• The ccNSO supports the view of the review team that the CSC is effective and limited role should NOT be expanded
• The ccNSO also supports the view that the CSC is best positioned to review regularly the IANA Naming Service Level Agreements. These SLAs should remain to be relevant, up-to date and adequate for the benefit of all ccTLDs and be used as a mechanism to avoid the emergence of issues, which could have been avoided if the SLAs were up-to-date reviewed.

If you have any comments, concerns or do NOT support the proposed submission please let us know ( preferably using the list) by 15 November 2022, 23.59 UTC,

On behalf of the Irina and Molehe,

Bart Boswinkel, ccNSO secretariat