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Public Comments
A vital part of ICANN's open and transparent process is the opportunity for the Internet communities around the world to participate and voice their opinion via on-going Public Comment forums on various ICANN policies and developments, such as the proposed expansion of New gTLDs.
On this page you will find all relevant public comment forums applicable to the Program as well as an archive of closed forums. You will also be able to access the various reports and analyses that are prepared by staff in response to the public’s feedback and comments.
For all ICANN Public Comments, go to: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/
Open Public Comment Fora
| Open and Close Date | Topic | See Forum |
Draft Applicant Guidebooks (AGB), Public Comments, Summary & Analyses
| AGB Versions & Excerpts | Public Comment Forum Dates & Links | Analyses & Reports |
 Applicant Guidebook – April 2011 Discussion Draft [6.18 MB] |
Public Comment Forum (closes on 15 May 11) |
Summary & Analysis [1.10 MB] |
| Proposed Final Applicant Guidebook [3.02 MB] (Nov 10) |
Public Comment Forum (closed on 15 Jan 11) |
Summary & Analysis [1.11 MB]
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| Draft Applicant Guidebook, version 4 [4.67 MB] (May 10) |
Public Comment Forum (closed on 21 Jul 10) |
Summary & Analysis [1.4 MB] |
| Draft Applicant Guidebook, version 3 [1.59 MB] (Oct 09) |
Public Comment Forum (closed on 22 Nov 09) |
Summary & Analysis [1.13 MB] |
| Excerpts (May 09) Note: In May 2009, ICANN did not release a version 3 of the Draft Applicant Guidebook. Instead, ICANN released a series of Excerpts organized per module. |
Public Comment Forum (closed on 20 Jul 09) |
Excerpts Public Comments Analysis Report [390 KB] |
| Draft Applicant Guidebook, version 2 [1.32 MB] (Feb 09) |
Public Comment Forum (closed on 13 Apr 09) |
AGB v2 Public Comments Analysis Report [1.52 MB] |
| Draft Applicant Guidebook version 1 [1.24 MB] (Oct 08) |
Public Comment Forum (closed on 15 Dec 08) |
AGB v1 Public Comments Analysis Report [589 KB] (Feb 09) |
Other Relevant Public Comments
Policy Development Process
Note: For public comments received during the policy development process on the introduction of new gTLDs, see http://gnso.icann.org/comments-request/.