ICANN Report Forecasts All IANA Transition Tasks to Be Finished by Sept. 30 Deadline
ICANN transmitted a largely positive report to NTIA Friday on its progress in implementing governance changes required before the planned Internet Assigned Numbers Authority transition, as expected (see 1608110062). All of the tasks ICANN needs to perform before the transition…
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were already completed, awaiting approval or in a final review stage as of Friday, ICANN said in the report. Three of NTIA’s recommendations from its June assessment of ICANN’s transition-related plans won’t be addressed before the transition because they require the post-transition Public Technical Identifiers subsidiary in charge of administering the IANA functions “to be in active operation, or coordination with community structures in place only after the transition,” ICANN said. Those tasks still in final review or awaiting approval “will be complete in advance of September 30, 2016 to allow the IANA functions contract to expire,” ICANN said.