Chuck, can you fill us in? I¡¯m happy to
post for you to the Council, or June can, as a councilor.
From:
owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Bret Fausett
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006
1:00 PM
To: council@gnso.icann.org
Cc: Charles (Chuck) A. Gomes
Subject: [council] Verisign IDN
TLDs
Council Members (with a copy to
Chuck Gomes),
I note, via the GA list and the ALAC mailing list, that Verisign has launched
what appear to be new TLDs in an alternate root, or some resolution equivalent.
The Verisign web site contains the following announcement:
VeriSign Now
Offering Chinese Character Extensions
VeriSign Digital Brand Management Services is now offering the following
Chinese character extensions:
• .Öйú (.china)
• .¹«Ë¾ (.company)
• .ÍøÂç (.network)
Domain names cannot exceed 20 characters (each constituting element is
considered as one character). For further details, please contact your VeriSign
Digital Brand Management Services Account Team or
http://www.verisign.com/Resources/Digital_Brand_Management_Services_Resources/Digital_Branding_Bulletin/page_039521.html#0100000A
Given the fact that we are currently working on a process
for new TLDs, including new IDN TLDs, this is curious timing. I wonder if we
could request a briefing, first in writing and then at the next council call,
from Verisign about what it is doing technically with these new ¡°TLDs.¡± The At
Large has raised this as an issue to be addressed within the ALAC, and I expect
that Council will want to look at it as well.
-- Bret