Historical Resolution Tracking Feature » 2008-11-07 - Single Letter Domains at the Second Level, including Proposed Contract Amendments for DotCoop and dotMobi

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2008-11-07 - Single Letter Domains at the Second Level, including Proposed Contract Amendments for DotCoop and dotMobi

Resolution of the ICANN Board
Topic: 
Single-character domain name service
Summary: 

Board approves DotCoop and dotMobi amendments and authorizes the President and General Counsel to take such actions as appropriate to implement the amendments.

Category: 
gTLDs
Meeting Date: 
Fri, 7 Nov 2008
Resolution Number: 
2008.11.07.02, 2008.11.07.03
URL for Resolution: 
http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-07nov08.htm
Status: 
Complete
Implementation Actions: 
  • Execute .COOP Registry Agreement Amendment.
    • Responsible entity: ICANN Staff
    • Due date: None provided
    • Completion date: 11 November 2008
  • Execute .MOBI Registry Agreement Amendment.
    • Responsible entity: gTLD Registry Liaison
    • Due date: None provided
    • Completion date: 14 November 2008
Resolution Text: 

WHEREAS, .COOP and .MOBI have submitted requests <http://www.icann.org/en/registries/rsep/> pursuant to ICANN's Registry Services Evaluation Policy to amend their registry agreements to permit the release of single-character second-level domains.

WHEREAS, the proposed release of single-character domains in .COOP and .MOBI would be consistent with the recommendations of the GNSO Reserved Names Working Group.

WHEREAS, ICANN has evaluated the proposed amendments to the DotCoop and dotMobi Sponsored gTLD Registry Agreements as new registry services pursuant to the Registry Services Evaluation Policy and has posted the amendments for public comment and Board approval (http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/).

WHEREAS, the Board concludes that the proposed amendments to allow the release of single-character names in the .COOP and .MOBI sponsored TLDs is limited to the unique circumstances of these TLDs, and the approval of these amendments does not establish a precedent that applies in all other circumstances.

RESOLVED (2008.11.07.02), the .COOP amendment is approved, and the President and General Counsel are authorized to take such actions as appropriate to implement the amendment.

RESOLVED (2008.11.07.03), the .MOBI amendment is approved, and the President and General Counsel are authorized to take such actions as appropriate to implement the amendment.

Other Related Resolutions: 
  • Board resolution 2008.10.01.19 deferring action on Single-Character Name Requests from DotCoop and dotMobi pending a more thorough review of the results of the working group on Single-Character, Second Level-Domains (SC-SLDs) relating to the gTLD registries, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-01oct08.htm.
  • Other resolutions TBD.
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