Hello Bruce, Milton, maybe the first step in the process should be to determine whether the "new service" is a registry service and therefore in the scope of ICANN or not. Best, tom Am 06.10.2003 schrieb Bruce Tonkin:
Hello Milton,
So we are being asked to conduct "prior review" of all new registry services?
I believe that we are being asked to develop a procedure that ICANN can use for introducing new registry services whatever they may be.
E.g a possible procedure might look like: (1) Registry operator notifies ICANN of potential new service (2) ICANN refers to procedure for introducing new services which might include seeking public comment, and seeking a report from the Security and stability committee and/or IAB (3) ICANN approves or rejects permission for new service (4) Registry operator announces date when service will go live
The GNSO develops policies, but does not act on each implementation of the policy. E.g The GNSO revised the Transfers Policy that registry and registrars must comply with, but we don't act to approve or reject individual registrant transfer requests that would be far too slow.
Regards, Bruce
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