Historical Resolution Tracking Feature » 2009-12-09 - Amendment for Partial Bulk Transfer in dot-COM and dot-NET

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2009-12-09 - Amendment for Partial Bulk Transfer in dot-COM and dot-NET

Resolution of the ICANN Board
Topic: 
Bulk Transfer
Summary: 

The Board approved amendments to the .COM and .NET registry agreements in order to permit VeriSign to offer the Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition (BTAPPA) service, which facilitates bulk transfer of domains between registrars.

Category: 
gTLDs
Meeting Date: 
Wed, 9 Dec 2009
Resolution Number: 
2009.12.09.02
URL for Resolution: 
http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-09dec09-en.htm
Status: 
Complete
Implementation Actions: 
  • Execute and post Amendments to .COM and .NET Registry Agreements
    • Responsible entity: ICANN General Counsel and Services Staff
    • Due date: 9 January 2010
    • Completion date: 9 January 2010
Resolution Text: 

Whereas, VeriSign has submitted a request pursuant to ICANN's Registry Services Evaluation Policy to amend the dot-COM and dot-NET Registry Agreements to offer partial bulk transfer (also known as Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition or BTAPPA).

Whereas, the ICANN Board previously approved a similar BTAPPA service requested by Neustar for the dot-BIZ gTLD in November 2006.

Whereas, ICANN has evaluated the proposed amendments to the dot-COM and dot-NET Registry Agreements as new registry services pursuant to the Registry Services Evaluation Policy and has posted amendments for public comment and Board approval (http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/).

It is hereby RESOLVED (2009.12.09.02) that the amendments to Appendix 7 in the dot-COM and dot-NET Registry Agreements are approved, and the President and General Counsel are authorized to take such actions as appropriate to implement the amendments.

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