RIR Governance Document Version 2: Status Report Q1 2026

The Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) has compiled a status report on the outstanding topics related to comments received during the consultation on the second version of the RIR Governance Document. This report is a result of NRO NC workshop from 12 to 14 November in Montevideo to review the feedback received across the five RIR mailing lists,… Read More

RIR Governance Document Second Consultation Summary Report and Next Steps

The Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) has completed its qualitative analysis and summary of the community feedback received in response to the second version of the draft “Governance Document for the Recognition, Operation, and Derecognition of Regional Internet Registries” (RIR Governance Document).  The second consultation was open from 28 August until 7 November 2025. During this window, the… Read More

Preliminary Assessment Document Published

The preliminary assessment of the draft RIR Governance Document for the Recognition, Operation, and Derecognition of Regional Internet Registries (RIR Governance Document) is now available on the NRO website here. The revised draft document was evaluated by the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) in order to provide the global Internet community with an overview of possible accompanying implementation requirements that… Read More

Concluding the Draft RIR Governance Document Consultation

The feedback period for the draft ‘Governance Document for the Recognition, Maintenance, and Derecognition of Regional Internet Registries’ (draft ‘RIR Governance Document’) has officially concluded.  The consultation was open from 14 April to 27 May 2025, and allowed participants to share their opinions on the proposed text and requirements as well as provide additional constructive comments. Each RIR hosted at… Read More

ICP-2 Principles Questionnaire Report and Data Published

The Number Resource Organization Number Council* (NRO NC) has completed its qualitative analysis and summary of the community responses received to the questionnaire on the proposed principles to update ICP-2. The questionnaire was open from 8 October until 6 December 2024. During this window, we received 298 individual submissions from the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) communities. The summary and the… Read More

NRO Announces that the Deadline for the ICP-2 Questionnaire Has Been Extended to 6 December 2024

The NRO has announced that it is extending the deadline for individuals in the global Internet community to participate in the questionnaire focused on a proposed principles document that will be used to update the Internet Coordination Policy-2 (ICP-2). This past 8 October, the Number Resource Organization (NRO), the coordinating body for the global Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), called on… Read More