[To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; council[at]gnso.icann.org] Extension of Public Comment Period and constituency statements on the Terms of Reference for the PDP on policies guiding contractual conditions for existing gTLD registry agreements, (PDP-Feb06) to 30 April 2006. "Public comments are invited on any of the policy issues included in the Terms of Reference for the PDP on policies guiding contractual conditions for existing gTLD registry agreements, notably: 1. Registry agreement renewals 2. Relationship between registry agreements and consensus policies 3. Policy for price controls for registry services 4. ICANN fees 5. Uses of registry data 6. Investments in development and infrastructure Public comments are open from 7 March 2006 to 30 April 2006. Please note that any new policies to address these issues must be consistent with the ICANN mission and core values, thus it would be particularly helpful if the comments are made with reference to the ICANN mission and core values as defined in the ICANN bylaws http://www.icann.org/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-08apr05.htm#I -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org