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Thanks Maureen!<br>
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For a bit of background about this: <span style="color: rgb(27,
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data-offset-key="1mj5r-2-0"><span data-text="true"><br>
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Kindest regards,<br>
<br>
Olivier<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 30/01/2021 04:34, Maureen Hilyard
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<span><strong><a
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Issues Third Breach
Notice to Net 4 India
Limited; Continues to
Take Steps to Protect
Registrants</a></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000">29
January 2021</span></p>
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<p>LOS ANGELES – 29 January 2021
– To protect the rights and
interests of domain name
registrants, today the
Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN) issued a <a
href="https://newsalerts.icann.org/v0080NtV0dPECgO2R022000"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">third
breach notice</a> against
Net 4 India Limited (Net 4
India) for its repeated and
ongoing failures to comply
with the Registrar
Accreditation Agreement (RAA).</p>
<p>This notice, as with the
first two issued by ICANN
against Net 4 India over the
past two months, addresses
numerous RAA violations
detected through the
processing of complaints
submitted to ICANN Contractual
Compliance. When a registrar
fails to allow registrants to
renew, transfer, and manage
their domain names, ICANN will
not hesitate to take whatever
actions are necessary, up to
and including termination of
the registrar, to protect
registrants' rights and
interests.</p>
<p>"We are committed to using
all available means to protect
the rights and interests of
domain name registrants,
including terminating
agreements with parties that
fail to cure breaches and fail
to deliver on their
contractual commitments," said
Jamie Hedlund, Senior Vice
President, ICANN Contractual
Compliance. "ICANN org will
continue to monitor issues
related to Net 4 India and
will continue to respond by
email and telephone to
registrants seeking guidance
and information."</p>
<p>Net 4 India is in insolvency
proceedings in India, but is
still required to continue to
meet its obligations under the
RAA. Over the last several
months, Net 4 India has failed
to cure numerous breaches of
the RAA, and has failed to
respond in a timely manner to
registrant requests to
transfer, renew, and/or update
domain name registrations. As
a result, in addition to the
third notice issued today,
ICANN issued two breach
notices in December 2020
(addressed below). </p>
<p>Net 4 India has <a
href="https://newsalerts.icann.org/G2R0Et208P0WC0dP0000gN2"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">asked</a>
the insolvency court to
prevent ICANN from terminating
the RAA for Net 4 India's
failure to cure the numerous
breaches. While maintaining
its challenges to
jurisdiction, ICANN explained
to the court why Net 4 India's
request should not be granted.
ICANN provided the court with
extensive information
regarding Net 4 India's
breaches, and the significant
harm Net 4 India's actions are
causing to hundreds, if not
thousands, of registrants. </p>
<p>On 25 January 2021, the
insolvency court issued an <a
href="https://newsalerts.icann.org/R00P082R2d0020g0CXEtQN0"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">order</a>
that acknowledged ICANN's
input and specifically noted
that the court was concerned
with ensuring that the
breaches were remedied so that
the public interest and
ICANN's interests are not
harmed. The court then ordered
Net 4 India, among other
things, to provide services in
a timely fashion to
registrants pursuant to the
RAA. In addition, without
determining whether the court
has jurisdiction over ICANN,
the court requested (but did
not order) that ICANN not
terminate the RAA for three
months while the insolvency
proceedings continue, so long
as Net 4 India complies with
the RAA. ICANN is evaluating
this request in light of Net 4
India's conduct and the harm
it continues to inflict on
registrants.</p>
<p>ICANN Contractual Compliance
will continue to enforce the
RAA with Net 4 India,
including through today's
issuance of a third breach
notice within less than a
two-month period. The third
breach notice does not
encompass all complaints that
are currently in process as
many continue to be within the
<a
href="https://newsalerts.icann.org/ZRN0g02Rd0000208Y20PECt"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">informal
resolution phase</a> and
dozens from the first two
breach notices remain uncured.</p>
<h3>Background on Notices of
Breach and Potential Next
Steps</h3>
<p>The ICANN organization (ICANN
org) issued prior breach
notices on <a
href="https://newsalerts.icann.org/kC0SP0N00tg02Rd2820Z00E"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">10
December 2020</a> and <a
href="https://newsalerts.icann.org/MN0E0208Cu02d00UP0gR002"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">24
December 2020</a>. To date,
Net 4 India has failed to cure
all the breaches noted.
Failing to cure a breach
notice within 21 days of its
issuance is grounds for
termination of the RAA. In
addition, having been in
fundamental and material
breach three times within a
12-month period is a separate
ground for termination of the
RAA. All notices of breach,
suspension, termination, and
non-renewal are published <a
href="https://newsalerts.icann.org/x0C0000u2120PNR0Vd0g8E2"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">here</a>.</p>
<p>If ICANN terminates Net 4
India's RAA, ICANN will invoke
the <a
href="https://newsalerts.icann.org/kC0WP0N00ug02Rd2820200E"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">De-Accredited
Registrar Transition
Procedure</a>, which would
allow ICANN org to transfer
domain names currently under
the management of Net 4 India
to an ICANN-accredited
registrar in good standing.
Once a gaining registrar is
identified and confirmed, it
would then be listed on the <a
href="https://newsalerts.icann.org/JR2PC2032E0NXu80dg00000"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">Bulk
Transfers page</a>.</p>
<h3>Additional Information for
Registrants</h3>
<p>Registrants encountering
issues regarding renewal,
transfer, or management of
domain name registrations can
submit complaints to ICANN
Contractual Compliance using
the relevant forms at <a
href="https://newsalerts.icann.org/n0Cg04Y022NP0ER08200du0"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.icann.org/compliance/complaint</a>.
Registrants are encouraged to
provide all information and
evidence relevant to their
complaints with their initial
submission so ICANN is able to
expeditiously launch an
investigation into the matter.
Additional information related
to ICANN support for
registrants and those impacted
by Net 4 India is available <a
href="https://newsalerts.icann.org/v0080Nu50dPECgZ2R022000"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">here</a>. </p>
<p>There are certain areas where
ICANN does not have the
contractual authority or the
technical ability to help
registrants. These include
renewing domain names,
generating AuthInfo codes, or
unlocking domain names.</p>
<h3>About ICANN</h3>
<p>ICANN's mission is to help
ensure a stable, secure, and
unified global Internet. To
reach another person on the
Internet, you need to type an
address – a name or a number –
into your computer or other
device. That address must be
unique so computers know where
to find each other. ICANN
helps coordinate and support
these unique identifiers
across the world. ICANN was
formed in 1998 as a non-profit
public benefit corporation
with a community of
participants from all over the
world.</p>
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