ICANN is asking for the public’s input as it revises its accreditation process for registrars, the companies that register and sell domain names.
ICANN wants to improve oversight of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement to offer increased protection to people who register domain names, according to a statement.”The need for this review is clear. The current RAA is more than six years old. We’ve seen the number of accredited registrars grow to more than 900. And we’ve seen the incredible difficulties that can be unleashed with the collapse of a registrar,” said Paul Twomey, ICANN’s CEO and president, in the statement. Twomey sought the review in March, and said that the process was moving into the “active consultation phase.”
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ICANN opens registrar reform up to public comment
The time for reform at ICANN has come. Long overdue changes to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement are now open for public comment on the ICANN website, as the aftershocks of the RegisterFly failure continue to ripple through the organization entrusted with the technical stability of the internet we all know and love.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/30/icann_registrar_reform/ICANN wants your feedback on registrar reform
ICANN is making progress on revamping its contract to better protect customers from registrar meltdown and is now asking the public for feedback. The organization launched its public consultation on the Registrar Accreditation Agreement late last week, which solicits feedback via e-mail on a number of possible amendments to the RAA.
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