Comments on Criteria to Be Used in the Selection of New Sponsored TLDs Due 17 May 2003

On 25 March 2003, ICANN posted a consultation paper entitled "Criteria to Be Used in the Selection of New Sponsored TLDs". This paper was discussed at the ICANN Public Forum held on 26 March 2003; a Powerpoint presentation is available on the ICANN web site. A related report entitled "Report on Compliance by Sponsored gTLDs with the Registration Requirements of Their Charters" is also available.

Written comments may be submitted by e-mail to <stld-rfp-comments@icann.org>. The deadline for written comments is Saturday, 17 May 2003.