ICC views on the mid-term review of the Joint Project Agreement between ICANN and the US Department of Commerce

ICC supports the continued development of ICANN, and considers its functions with respect to the Domain Name System (DNS) to be critical to business. ICC recognizes the progress ICANN has made on the responsibilities in the Joint Project Agreement (JPA).

Not only is a well functioning, and global Internet community vital for the furtherance of ICC’s wider goals of promoting competition and opening markets, but we also note that ICC members are also members of ICANN’s Generic Names Supporting Organization’s (GNSO) constituencies, or participants in ICANN meetings and deliberations. Virtually all of our members are directly or indirectly affected by ICANN’s work.

In light of the importance and global nature of ICANN’s role in establishing policies that impact the continued security and stability of the DNS, it must represent the full Internet community, a global and diverse group.