[discuss] USG- IANA relationship (was: Interesting article)

Wed Jan 22 19:01:09 UTC 2014

On 22 jan 2014, at 15:14, Andrew Sullivan <ajs at anvilwalrusden.com> wrote:

> Jorge said:
> 
>> ICANN contracts with registries, registrars are 100% independent of the IANA functions.
> 
> That appears to overlook the role of ICANN in registrar accreditation.  There is a contractual relationship there. 

Yes, ICANN Accredited Registrars. Required for work with some registries.

Other registries (specifically ccTLDs) do have other accreditation mechanisms.

   Patrik

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