Dear All,

For those interested in understanding the UA-readiness of TLD registries, domain name registrars, and ccTLDs, this blog may be of interest to you >> https://go.icann.org/42J20RU.

Some of the key findings in the report include:

• 84% of responding registry operators and registrars are UA-ready or partially UA-ready
• 100% of responding registry service providers are UA-ready or partially UA-ready
• Their primary motivations for becoming UA-ready are to grow their customer base (70 percent) and be more competitive (65 percent).

• 69% of the ccTLD managers who responded to the survey are UA-ready or partially UA-ready
• More than a third (35%) of ccTLD managers are actively promoting UA updates via local events, including collaborating with other ccTLDs via regional and global platforms, and more than half (59%) said they are aware of the technical resources available from ICANN
• Nearly a third (31%) include UA-readiness in their roadmap; and 50% of those plan to start working on UA-readiness within the next 12 months.

The same blog points to two reports as follows:

1. Universal Acceptance (UA) Readiness Survey Report – Contracted Parties and Registry Service Providers
2. Universal Acceptance (UA) Readiness Survey Report – ccTLDs

Happy reading!

Thank you,

Fahd Batayneh

ICANN