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Proposed Next Round Base gTLD Registry Agreement - Spec 14 (Variant TLDs)
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Submission Summary:
The NCSG supports the move toward the Next Round of gTLDs but insists that the Base Registry Agreement (RA) must protect the rights of individual and non-commercial users, ensuring the Domain Name System (DNS) remains transparent, competitive, and serves the global public interest.
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Specification 14 (Special Purpose TLDs):
Narrow Exemptions: The NCSG cautions against the overly broad ...
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I provide this comment in my own capacity, as a member of the Latin Diacritics PDP and a speaker of several languages concerned by Latin Diacritics.
I would like to express my complete solidarity with the comments issued by Mr Claude Ménard on behalf of PointQuébec : https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/proposed-next-round-base-gtld-registry-agreement-spec-14-variant-tlds-04-12-2025/submissions/menard-claude-26-01-2026
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the requirements of this Section 2.15 of this Specification 15 shall not apply to any Board Amendment or otherwise restrict the adoption of Board Amendments pursuant to Section 7.6 of the Agreement, and (iii) if any amendment does not receive the required Registry Operator Approval under Section 7.6 or 7.7 of the Agreement, as applicable, the terms of this Specification 15 shall not be amended by such amendment even if such amendment rece...
Submission Summary:
The gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed edits to Specification 14 of the Proposed Next Round Base gTLD Registry Agreement.
The RySG believes the proposed additions to Specification 14 are appropriate and accurately implement the relevant PDP recommendations.
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I support the proposed updates to Specification 14 (Variant TLDs) of the Draft 2026 gTLD Registry Agreement, particularly the incorporation of IDN EPDP Phase 1 Recommendations 7.4 and 7.5, which introduce a fairer and more efficient fee model for Variant TLD Sets. The clarified approach—applying fixed fees and RPM Access Fees once per TLD Set and calculating transaction thresholds cumulatively—removes unnecessary financial and operational barr...