All rights reserved. The purpose of this letter is to invite your association to participate in an initiative to ensure coordinated business participation in a process that will impact the future administration of Internet domain names.
Issues raised by domain name administration have important implications for electronic commerce.
Private sector proposals for the new corporation were published by the US government at the beginning of October. The undersigned associations agree that there must be a fair process which is open to, and inclusive of, all the relevant stakeholders. Lastly, providing detailed minutes of meetings and rationales for decisions will be essential to impart transparency to the process and should help to foster trust. We also believe that it is essential for business to have a significant voice within the Domain Name Supporting Organization. Maintaining operational stability of and consumer confidence in the Internet as a channel of trade and communication are our unifying priorities.