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12/10/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/10/2025 12:18

ICANN Seeks Feedback on Specification 14 of 2026 Round Base Registry Agreement

As part of the New Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) Program: 2026 Round, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is preparing the 2026 Base gTLD Registry Agreement (RA), which outlines the rights and obligations of new gTLD registry operators.

This proposed updated draft of Specification 14 of the Base RA follows the recent ICANN Board resolution on Recommendations 7.4 and 7.5 from Phase 1 of the Internationalized Domain Names Expedited Policy Development Process. The Board directed the ICANN organization to incorporate the remaining two recommendations into the existing implementation work, which includes the 2026 RA and, specifically, updates to Specification 14.

For more information and to participate in the proceeding, please visit the Public Comment webpage.

Submissions Opening Date: Wednesday, 10 December 2025
Submissions Closing Date: Tuesday, 27 January 2026

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