NRO Response to ITU Comments on the Management of Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses

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Documents, NRO News

NRO Response to ITU Comments on the Management of Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses On 21 October 2004, the Director of ITU TSB published a memorandum, “ITU and Internet Governance” for public comment. The Number Resource Organization (NRO) respectfully offers this public response on behalf of the Regional Internet Registries: APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC and RIPE NCC. This response is limited to… Read More

Meeting of the NRO Executive Council – 041022

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NRO Executive Council Meetings

041022 – Teleconference – 0808 UTC Participants: Raúl Echeberría (RE), Axel Pawlik (AP), Ray Plzak (RP) Observer: Adiel Akplogan (AA) Apologies: Paul Wilson (PW) AGENDA 1 Review of Open Action Items 2 Discussion of NRO-EC 04-33 3 Status of Joint Whois Activities 4 Status of 6to4 Delegation Activities 5 Issues Arising From CCG Meeting 041019 6 Open Issues From ECG… Read More

ICANN and the NRO Sign MoU on the Address Supporting Organization that Safeguards Best Policies for Distribution of Internet Numbers

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NRO News

RESTON, VA – Today, the Number Resource Organization (NRO) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) signed a formal agreement that will allow those with the greatest interest in the strength and viability of the Internet to play a significant policy making role in the global distribution of Internet numbers. The agreement – a formal Memorandum of… Read More

ICANN Address Supporting Organization (ASO) MoU

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Documents

ICANN Address Supporting Organization (ASO) MoU Signed 1. Organization Under this agreement between ICANN and the Number Resource Organization (NRO), the NRO shall fulfill the role, responsibilities and functions of the ASO as defined within the ICANN Bylaws as referenced at [ICANN-BYLAWS]. 2. Purpose This MoU is established for the purposes of: defining roles and processes supporting global policy development,… Read More

ICANN Gives AFRINIC Provisional Recognition as the Regional Internet Registry for the African Region

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NRO News

On 11 October 2004, ICANN approved the provisional recognition of AFRINIC as the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for the African region. AFRINIC is the emerging RIR that has been proposed by the African community to act in its best interests for the purpose of managing the IP addressing in the continent. The Number Resource Organization (NRO) will continue to work… Read More

NRO Statement made at “Consultations on the establishment of the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG)” Geneva, Switzerland

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NRO News

NRO Statement made at “Consultations on the establishment of the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG)” Geneva, Switzerland Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for allowing me time to make a few short remarks. I am Raymond Plzak, the President of the American Registry for Internet Numbers, ARIN, one of the Regional Internet Registries. I am here this afternoon to… Read More

The Number Resource Organization Confirms Commitment to the Working Group on Internet Governance

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NRO News

The Number Resource Organization Confirms Commitment to the Working Group on Internet Governance The Number Resource Organization (NRO) has pledged USD 50,000 to the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG), as part of its continued commitment to this working group and the overall World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) process. The main activity of the WGIG is to investigate… Read More

Global Addressing Policy forwarded to ICANN Board of Directors

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NRO News

Global Addressing Policy forwarded to ICANN Board of Directors The Address Council submitted the Global Addressing Policy ASO-001-2 for the approval of the ICANN Board of Directors. The policy describes the procedure by which IANA will make IPv4 allocations to the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). ASO-001-2 has been approved in accordance with the four RIR’s local policy development processes. As… Read More

NRO Statement of Support for AFRINIC

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Documents, NRO News

NRO Statement of Support for AFRINIC The NRO (Number Resource Organization) was formed by the RIRs to formalize their co-operative efforts. One of the most important efforts undertaken by the NRO is to provide support to the emergence of AFRINIC. All of the RIRs have, through the NRO, provided and will continue to provide support to AFRINIC. We are encouraged… Read More