- Category: (replace this text with one of the following categories: Administration/Budget, Board, ccTLD, gTLD, IP, ICANN Structure, International Agreement, Root Zone)Topic: (replace this text with a keywords from title)
- Topic: Telnic RSEP request of 25 April 2007 to amend the Whois provisions of its Registry Agreement to comply with UK and EU data protection laws
- Board meeting date: 18 December 2007
- Resolution number: _.2007, _.2007
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-18dec07.htm
- Status: (replace this text with: Completed, Ongoing, Suspended)
Summary
(replace this text with the a one-sentence summary of the resolution) Board approves the .TEL amendment and authorizes the President and General Counsel to take such actions as appropriate to implement the amendment.
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Kurt Pritz introduced the topic and noted that the Board has discussed the proposed amendment to the TELNIC contract at various stages. The proposed amendment was evaluated by staff in three ways - as a new registry service via the Registry Services Evaluation Policy also known as the Funnel process; as a request under the draft Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law; and as a contract amendment requiring public posting, opportunity for comment and Board approval. This process involved extensive community consultation including the UK GAC representative, the UK Information Commissioner's Office, the IP constituency, At-Large and other parts of the community. This resulted in a contract amendment that enabled TELNIC to move forward and an amendment that apparently complies with UK law and is also close to existing Whois contractual requirements. There have been three amendments proposed since the previous public posting of the Telnic proposal that are described in the accompanying documentation.
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A voice vote was taken of all Board Members present and the Board Members present approved the motion by a vote of 13 to 0. Rita Rodin abstained from voting as she acts as TELNIC's counsel.
Implementation Actions
- (replace this text with specific Action Item) Sign agreement amendment with Telnic Ltd.
- Responsible entity: (replace this text with the responsible entity: ICANN department, ICANN Community Structure, Board, U.S. Department of Commerce)gTLD Registry Liaison
- Due date: (replace this text with Due Date)As soon as possible after Board approval
- Completion date: (replace this text with Date action was implemented)
- (replace this text with specific Action Item)
- Responsible entity: (replace this text with the responsible entity: ICANN department, ICANN Community Structure, Board, U.S. Department of Commerce)
- Due date: (replace this text with Due Date)
- Completion date: (replace this text with Date action was implemented)
Other Related Resolutions
- (replace this text with links to related resolutions)
Additional Information
- (replace this text with any additional notes related to this resolution, i.e. funding considerations)
- 4 February 2008
Other Related Resolutions
- Resolution 05.14 - Directing President to provide board with more information from technical evaluators and applicants regarding technical aspects of .TEL sTLD application: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-21mar05.htm
- Resolution 05.44 and 05.45 - Authorizing President and General Counsel to enter negotiations relating to proposed commercial and technical terms of .TEL sTLD with applicant: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-28jun05.htm
- Resolution 06.27 - Approval of proposed agreement with Telnic concerning .TEL sTLD: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-10may06.htm
- Resolution 07.46 - Authorizing President and General Counsel to enter amendment of .TEL Registry Agreement to accept the proposed change in fee structure: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-29jun07.htm
- Other resolutions TBD
Additional Information
- .TEL Registry Agreement and Amendments: http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/tel/
- 7 April 2006: ICANN Posts Proposed Registry Ageement with Telnic (the .TEL Registry)
- 26 April 2007: ICANN Opens Public Comment Period on ICANN Fee Amendment from .TEL
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.
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