Dear fellow Councillors, we have received a new membership application, now from .tk (Tokelau). They have no pending IANA issues. Please feel free to state your comments. .tk application will be added as an agenda item for our next Council meeting in Dublin. Many thanks in advance, jordi ———————————— Application for Membership Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Confirmation E-mail: tealofi.enosa@gmail.com <mailto:tealofi.enosa@gmail.com> cctld: Tokelau (.tk) To: ccNSO Membership c/o ICANN Secretary Date: 2 October 2015 Regarding: ccNSO Membership ------------ With this letter, I, Tealofi Enosa declare that Telecommunications Tokelau Corporation (Teletok) is the ccTLD manager (as defined in the ICANN bylaws, (Article IX Section (4)(1)) for the Tokelau (.tk) and wishes to apply for membership of the ccNSO and that I am duly authorized to make and sign this application for membership on behalf of Telecommunications Tokelau Corporation (Teletok). Telecommunications Tokelau Corporation (Teletok) hereby recognizes the role of the ccNSO within the ICANN structure, and agrees, for the duration of its membership in the ccNSO to: (a) adhere to the rules of the ccNSO, including membership rules; and (b) adhere to ICANN Bylaws as they apply to ccTLDs (Article IX and Annexes B and C of the ICANN bylaws. Telecommunications Tokelau Corporation (Teletok) understands that: (i) membership in the ccNSO is independent of any individual relationship a ccTLD manager has with ICANN or the ccTLD manager's receipt of IANA services. (Article IX Section (4)(3)); and (ii) currently there are no fees payable for ccNSO membership. However, under the ICANN bylaws (Article IX Section (7) (3)), the ccNSO could in the future, subject to members approval, establish membership fees. Signed by Tealofi Enosa for and on behalf of Telecommunications Tokelau Corporation (Teletok): Name of ccTLD Manager: Telecommunications Tokelau Corporation (Teletok) Name of Representative: Tealofi Enosa Name of Primary Contact: CEO Teletok Primary Contact Address: Teletok, Fenuafala, Fakaofo, Tokelau Primary Contact Telephone Number: +6903101 Primary Contact E-Mail: tealofi.enosa@gmail.com <mailto:tealofi.enosa@gmail.com> *DEFINITION: 1) A ccTLD Manager is the person or organisation referred to in the IANA database entry for a ccTLD under the current heading "Sponsoring Organisation". 2) Where the Sponsoring Organisation is listed in the IANA database as an individual person then that person is the Representative. Where the Sponsoring Organisation is listed in the IANA database as an organisation then the Representative is the individual person who is completing the application form for the organisation and is authorised to do so by the organisation. 3) The Primary Contact is the main contact for the member and should be either the Administrative Contact or Technical Contact listed in the IANA database for the ccTLD. -----------------------