The Number Resource Organization (NRO) has reiterated the need to enhance efforts to deploy and adopt IPv6 around the world. The organization said IPv6 is a critical factor in global telecommunications and will determine the stability of the Internet in the near future given the impending exhaustion of IPv4. Speaking on behalf of the NRO, the Asia Pacific Network Information… Read More
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Lacnic Community elects Jorge Villa to NRO NC / ASO AC
Lacnic is pleased to announce the election of Jorge Villa to the Number Resource Organisation Number Council (NRO NC). Jorge will serve in the NRO NC as a representative of the Lacnic region until 31 December 2014. The position fell vacant after the departure of Alejandro Guzman.
NRO Executive Council appoints permanent NRO Executive Secretary
The NRO EC is pleased to announce that German Valdez has been appointed the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Executive Secretary. This is the first permanent position created to support NRO and ASO activities, goals and objectives. You can contact German via exec-secretary at nro.net.
RIRs’ input to the WTPF-13
NOTE: This document was updated on 29 April 2013 to incorporate feedback from the RIR communities on an earlier draft. The document linked here is the final draft submitted to the ITU Secretariat. This document addresses some of the Draft Opinions discussed by the Informal Expert Group in preparation for the ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum 2013 (WTPF-13). Click here… Read More
NRO pledges continued support for IGF
The Number Resource Organization (NRO) has expressed its support for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and pledged to continue its financial and technical support. The NRO is offering USD 100,000 to support the IGF Secretariat in 2013. The 2013 IGF will be held in Bali, Indonesia. In a statement on the NRO’s submission to the IGF Open Consultations, the organization… Read More
NRO and ICANN comment on ITU Secretary General’s WTPF Report
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Number Resource Organization (NRO) have written to the chair of the Informal Expert Group (IEG) of the World Telecommunication Policy Forum 2013 providing further comments on the International Telecommunication Union’s Secretary-General WTPF Report. In the letter to the Chair of the IEG Mr Petko Kantchev, ICANN and NRO –… Read More
Andy Linton reappointed to the ASO Address Council
APNIC is pleased to announce that Andy Linton has been reappointed by the APNIC Executive Council as a member of the ASO Address Council for 2013. He will be representing the APNIC region for a one-year term starting 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013
NRO Observations on WCIT-12 process
The Number Resource Organization, representing the world’s five Regional Internet address Registries, issues the following statement from Dubai, the site of the recent World Conference on International Telecommunications. The conference has clearly not met expectations of many ITU Member States, and with this unfortunate outcome now clear, we feel compelled to put the following observations on record. The Number Resource… Read More
“Stop the Net Grab”: NRO shares concerns about the WCIT process
The Number Resource Organization (NRO), the body representing the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), today expressed its support for the “Stop the Net Grab” campaign that is being spearheaded by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) in the lead-up to the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12). WCIT-12 will convene in Dubai from 3-14 December 2012 to review the International… Read More
NRO Contribution to the WCIT Public Consultation Process
The five Regional Internet Registries contributed views in response to the ITU’s public consultation in preparation of the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) to be held in Dubai in December 2012, where the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) will be reviewed. The five RIRs supported the continuance of the ITRs to guide and promote the growth of international Internet connectivity. In their collective submission sent to… Read More