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ICANN Seeks Input on the Proposed Renewal of the .NET Registry Agreement

13 April 2023

Today, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) opened a new Public Comment proceeding.

The ICANN organization is opening this Public Comment proceeding to obtain community input on the proposed agreement for renewal of the .NET Registry Agreement. The proposed renewal agreement is a result of bilateral discussions between ICANN and VeriSign, Inc., the registry operator for the .NET top-level domain.

For more information and to participate in this proceeding, please visit this webpage.

Submissions Opening Date: Thursday, 13 April 2023

Submissions Closing Date: Thursday, 25 May 2023

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