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New gTLD Program Update
13 October 2014
Christine Willett Vice President, GDD Operations
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Agenda
• Program Status Update
• Contention Resolution
• Contracting
• Post-Contracting
• Q&A
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418 One Year.
New gTLD Delegations.
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
First new gTLD Delegation: 23 Oct 2013
52%
42%
36%
96%
Note: This graphic depicts forecast completion dates based on current program operations; forecast dates are subject to change
Application Window
Application Evaluation
Dispute Resolution
Contention Resolution
Delegation
PDT
Contracting
100%
Completed Remaining
32%
100%
Calendar Years
48%
58%
64%
68%
4%
Program Timeline
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Contention Resolution
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Contention Set Status: Resolution Accelerating
Resolved Since First Auction
Self-resolved Since First Auction
50 42
92
21
120
233 Total Contention Sets
Active
On-Hold
Resolved
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Path to Resolution for Unresolved Sets
85
1 7
20
Current Status of Unresolved Contention Sets
Scheduled for Auction
Invited to CPE
Not yet eligible for CPE
Not yet eligible for Auction
Majority of contention sets will be resolved in FY2015
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Community Priority Evaluation – Status (apps)
• Primary reasons CPE eligibility is impacted: o Pending accountability mechanisms o Pending Change Requests o Unresolved GAC advice
• Cycle Time of Evaluations
10
1 16
Not yet Eligible for CPE
Invited to CPE
Completed CPE
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Auctions – Status
• Primary reasons sets are not yet eligible for an auction: o Awaiting CPE o Pending Accountability Mechanisms / Sets on Hold o Indirect Contention Sets – public comment on rules November 2014
3
16 21 21
13 11
28
0
10
20
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40
October '14 November '14 December '14 January '15 February '15 March '15 Ineligible
Auctions Scheduled Per Month
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Auction Financial Summary
Description Proceeds Costs Net Proceeds
Auction Development Costs $ 351,750 $ (351,750)
4 June 2014 Auction $ 600,000 $ 24,500 $ 575,500
9 July 2014 Auction $ 10,500 $ (10,500)
6 August 2014 Auction $ 20,500 $ (20,500)
17 September 2014 Auction $ 14,349,776 $ 637,741 $ 13,712,035
Current Total $ 14,949,776 $ 1,044,991 $ 13,904,785
Auctions proceeds will be segregated until the Board consults with the community and decides upon an appropriate use of the funds http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/auctions/proceeds
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Contracting
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467
55
114
540
Not Yet Responded to CIR
In Contracting
Waiting for Applicant to Sign
Registry Agreement Executed
1,176 Invited to
Contracting
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Contracting Pipeline – Aging
• Top 3 Reasons applicants are in Contracting stage longer than the 18-day Contracting cycle time: o Non-Compliant COI (253) o Negotiation/Specification 13 (332) o Change Requests (72)
Stage Number of TLDs
Average Number of Days in Stage
Not Yet Responded to CIR 55 242
In Contracting 467 52
Awaiting Applicant’s Signature 114 78
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Contracting Extensions
o Incremental deadlines provided to ensure progress.
o Incremental deadlines account publication of Specification 13 and Code of Conduct requests.
TLDs meeting requirements for the 29 July 2015 extension to execute the Registry Agreement.
TLDs receiving other extension periods.
345
154
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Specification 13
Code of Conduct Exemption
9
108
278
34 45
0 50
100 150 200 250 300
Pre Comment Period
In Comment Period
Post Comment Period
Waiting for Applicant to
Sign
Executed
1
19
11 10
17
0
5
10
15
20
Pre Comment Period
In Comment Period
Post Comment Period
Waiting for Applicant to Sign
Executed
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Post-Contracting
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PDT Status and News
• Operating significantly below capacity
• Aging invites o Only 51% of applicants responding to PDT Invite within 2
weeks of RA execution (average 27 days)
• Test Specifications Update – released 10 Oct 2014 o Primarily IDN focused
• Testing Updates for RDDS (Whois) Clarification Advisory coming in January 2015
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Transition to Delegation Could Go Faster
• Primary reasons cycle time exceeds expectation: o Applicants not scheduling PDT
o Registries not completing Registry Onboarding in parallel with PDT
§ Only 34% of gTLDs complete onboarding in parallel with PDT
o Not redeeming delegation token with IANA
78 81 97 71 92 99 116
152 105 95
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100 150 200
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Average Days R.A. to Delegation
Average Days RA to Delegation Expected Cycle time (70 Days)
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Applicant Experiences
1. Uniregistry
2. .LAT
3. .ECO
4. .Bayern
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Wednesday, 15 October o Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Program Update o Contractual Compliance Update o IDN Root Zone LGR (workshop) o Name Collision o Registry Services Update o Rights Protection Mechanisms: User Feedback Session o DNS Risk Framework o GDD Service Delivery, Customer Service & SLAs o Universal Acceptance
Thursday, 16 October o DNSSEC Key Rollover Workshop o Thick WHOIS Implementation (Working Session) o Deploying the IETF’s WHOIS Replacement
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