Hello Nick, Souleymane

Please allow me to provide some background to the new applications:

.gl is indeed a completely new membership.
For .bj, the ccNSO member we had on file was the organisation Benin Telecom S.A., whereas the ccTLD manager according to the IANA database is ARCEP Benin. The most recent application to join the ccNSO comes from ARCEP, and this is the one sent to the Council for approval. Benin Telecom SA is not eligible to be a member of the ccNSO, since According to the ICANN Bylaws, ccNSO membership is limited to ccTLD Managers (originally Sponsoring Organisation), which are the entities listed as ccTLD Manager in the IANA TLD Delegation record.
.zm underwent a transfer, however the old ccTLD manager was still listed as ccNSO member. Their membership in the ccNSO ended (see background documentation agenda item 4 August council meeting), and the current ccTLD manager applied to become a member.

I hope this clarifies.

Best regards,

Joke Braeken

ccNSO Policy Advisor

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From: Ccnso-council <ccnso-council-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Nick Wenban-Smith <Nick.Wenban-Smith@nominet.uk>
Date: Monday, 2 September 2019 at 13:19
To: Souleymane Oumtanaga <oumtana@gmail.com>, ccnso-council <ccnso-council@icann.org>
Subject: Re: [ccnso-council] ccNSO membership applications for .bj, .gl, .zm

Hi Souleymane

Thanks for forwarding on these applications.

From the list of ccNSO members, it looks like .BJ and .ZM are already members and so I am right in assuming that these applications are to rectify the name the name of the ccTLD manager following changes? (As per our discussions in Marrakech, according to ICANN legal once the ccTLD manager ceases to be the entity listed on the IANA database their membership of the ccNSO automatically terminates)

But .GL looks like a genuinely new membership?

I’ve no issues at all of course with welcoming new members, just trying to understand the background of the applications.

Best wishes

Nick

From: Ccnso-council <ccnso-council-bounces@icann.org> On Behalf Of Souleymane Oumtanaga
Sent: 30 August 2019 22:43
To: ccNSO Council <ccnso-council@icann.org>
Subject: [ccnso-council] ccNSO membership applications for .bj, .gl, .zm

Dear All,

The ccNSO Secretariat has received 3 new applications for ccNSO membership, for the following country codes:

.BJ (Benin)
.GL (Greenland)
.ZM (Zambia)

Kindly provide me with your input by the end of Tuesday, 3 September 2019 (23:59 UTC), in case you do not agree with the ccNSO membership accreditation.

The following checks have been completed for this ccNSO membership application:

The ccNSO Secretariat confirms that the application details are those of the ccTLD Manager as specified in the IANA Database
The ccNSO Secretariat sent a copy of the membership application to IANA Services staff.
IANA Services provided the following information:

= = =

This message is to confirm that we do not have any pending requests or issues with .BJ.

We recently completed a transfer of .BJ to ARCEP Benin so the information below is consistent with the data we have in the IANA Root Zone Database for .BJ.

This message is to confirm that we do not have any pending requests or issues with .GL.

The information below is consistent with the data we have in the IANA Root Zone Database for .GL.

This message is to confirm that IANA does not have any currently open requests for .ZM nor any pending issues.

The information in the application below is consistent with the data we have on file for .ZM.

= = =

Details of the applications:

Name of ccTLD Manager: ARCEP BENIN

Name of Representative: Executive Secretary

Name of Primary Contact: Executive Secretary

Primary Contact Address:

COTONOU /GANHI, Immeuble MAERSK House Zone OCBN

Cotonou, 01BP 2034

Bénin

Name of ccTLD Manager: Tele Greenland

Name of Representative: Thomas Hansen

Name of Primary Contact: Thomas Hansen

Primary Contact Address:

Farip Aqqutaa 8

3900 Nuuk

Name of ccTLD Manager: Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority

Name of Representative: Naming and Numbering Engineer

Name of Primary Contact: Christina Lesa Chibesakunda

Primary Contact Address:

Plot 4909

Corner of United Nations and Independence Avenues

Lusaka

Zambia