ICANN Delays .Org Decision Date Further, 2 Weeks to May 4
ICANN delayed to May 4 its decision further whether to approve the .org deal. A Thursday letter from ICANN General Counsel John Jeffrey to Public Interest Registry President Jon Nevett confirmed the organizations agreed the April 20 deadline would be…
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extended. "ICANN is not providing or withholding its consent at this time and PIR agrees that ICANN shall not be 'deemed' to have consented under any of PIR's registry agreements as a result of this extension," the letter said. It's unclear whether the delay is the result of a Wednesday letter from California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) urging ICANN to reject the transfer of PIR from the Internet Society to private equity firm Ethos Capital (see 2004160062). Ethos told us Friday it's "working closely with" the AG to address the outstanding concerns in his letter, emailing that "specific aspects of the transaction that were not referenced in the letter, including actions we've taken that prove our intent to be a valued partner of PIR and .ORG." Ethos hopes to continue talks with the AG, it added.