Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice

The Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review is mandated by ICANN Bylaws Section 4.6(d) to assess the "(A) the extent to which the expansion of gTLDs has promoted competition, consumer trust and consumer choice and (B) the effectiveness of the New gTLD Round's application and evaluation process and safeguards put in place to mitigate issues arising from the New gTLD Round".
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Review

Community

Board Action

Implementation

CCT2**

N/A

CCT (conducted under the Affirmation of Commitments)*

Concluded in 2018 Final Report

Board Resolution 29 July 2024

Board Resolution 01 March 2019

Board Resolution 22 October 2020

Board Resolution 10 September 2023

See implementation page for more information

*The first Competition, Consumer Trust, and Consumer Choice (CCT) Review was initiated under the Affirmation of Commitments (AoC). Further to a recommendation made by the Cross-Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (Work Stream 1), AoC reviews were incorporated into ICANN Bylaws in May 2016 as a result of the IANA Stewardship Transition

**Per ATRT3 Recommendation 3.2, one more occurrence of the CCT Review is to take place, to be started “within the two years after the first introduction of the (possible) next round of new gTLDs to the root”. The community dialogue on ICANN Reviews may have an impact on this review effort. See here for more information.