Registry Request Service (RRS)
Questions registries and sponsors are asked to complete when submitting a request for a new registry service through the RRS
Proposed Service
Name of the Proposed Service
Technical Description of the Proposed Service
Consultation
Please describe with specificity your consultations with the community, experts and or others. What were the quantity, nature and content of the consultations?
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If the registry is a sponsored TLD, what were the nature and content of these consultations with the sponsored TLD community?
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Were consultations with gTLD registrars or the registrar constituency appropriate? Which registrars were consulted? What were the nature and content of the consultation?
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Were consultations with other constituency groups appropriate? Which groups were consulted? What were the nature and content of these consultations?
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Were consultations with end users appropriate? Which groups were consulted? What were the nature and content of these consultations?
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Who would endorse the introduction of this service? What were the nature and content of these consultations?
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Who would object the introduction of this service? What were(or would be) the nature and content of these consultations?
Timeline
Please describe the timeline for implementation of the proposed new registry service.
Business Description
Describe how the Proposed Service will be offered:
Describe quality assurance plan or testing of Proposed Service:
Please list any relevant RFCs or White Papers on the proposed service and explain how those papers are relevant.
Contractual Provisions
List the relevant contractual provisions impacted by the Proposed Service:
What effect, if any, will the Proposed Service have on the reporting of data to ICANN?
What effect, if any, will the Proposed Service have on Whois?
Contract Amendments
Please describe or provide the necessary contractual amendments for the proposed service:
Benefits of Service
Describe the benefits of the Proposed Service:
Competition
Do you believe your proposed new Registry Service would have any positive or negative effects on competition? If so, please explain:
How would you define the markets in which your proposed Registry Service would compete?
What companies/entities provide services or products that are similar in substance or effect to your proposed Registry Service?
In view of your status as a registry operator, would the introduction of your proposed Registry Service potentially impair the ability of other companies/entities that provide similar products or services to compete?
Do you propose to work with a vendor or contractor to provide the proposed Registry Service? If so, what is the name of the vendor/contractor, and describe the nature of the services the vendor/contractor would provide.
Have you communicated with any of the entities whose products or services might be affected by the introduction of your proposed Registry Service? If so, please describe the communications.
Do you have any documents that address the possible effects on competition of your proposed Registry Service? If so, please submit them with your application. (ICANN will keep the documents confidential).
Security and Stability
Does the proposed service alter the storage and input of Registry Data?
Please explain how the proposed service will affect the throughput, response time, consistency or coherence of responses to Internet servers or end systems:
Have technical concerns been raised about the proposed service, and if so, how do you intend to address those concerns?
Other Issues
Are there any Intellectual Property considerations raised by the Proposed Service?
Does the proposed service contain intellectual property exclusive to your gTLD registry?
List Disclaimers provided to potential customers regarding the Proposed Service:
Any other relevant information to include with this request: