The Governmental Advisory Committee of the Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers held its fourth meeting today. The
attending Committee members, representing 31 national governments,
distinct economies as recognised in international fora, and
multinational governmental and treaty organisations, issued the
following statement:
The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) has had fruitful
discussions around substantive issues relating to the usage of the
Internet across the worldwide community and the administration of the
country code top level domains:
A. With regard to the tentative agreements among ICANN, the United
States Department of Commerce, and Network Solutions Incorporated:
The GAC takes note of the tripartite agreements between ICANN, NSI
and the US Department of Commerce and the further explanation provided
by the United States government.
B. With regard to principles for the delegation of management for
country code top level domains:
The GAC continued its discussions of the principles regarding the
delegation and management of ccTLDs. This matter will be further
considered, taking into account the views expressed in open session by
the ccTLD representatives. The GAC will continue its consideration of
these issues.
The GAC welcomed the spirit and content of the open session with
the ccTLD community and looks forward to further dialogue.
The next face-to-face meeting of the GAC will be set on a date to
be determined.
