[Infowarrior] - Termination of RegisterFly.com Registrar Accreditation

[Richard Forno]

http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-16mar07.htm

16 March 2007

ICANN today issued a formal notice of termination of RegisterFly.com's
Registration Accreditation Agreement (RAA).

ICANN has issued a letter to RegisterFly [PDF, 902K] indicating that it will
cease operating as an ICANN-Accredited Registrar on March 31, 2007. Under
the terms of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), ICANN must provide
15 days written notice to RegisterFly of its intention to terminate.

Effective immediately ICANN has terminated RegisterFly's right to use the
ICANN Accredited Registrar logo on its website.

Between now and 31 March RegisterFly is required to unlock and provide all
necessary Authinfo codes to allow domain name transfers to occur. Any and
all registrants wishing to transfer away from RegisterFly during this period
should be allowed to do so efficiently and expeditiously.

"Terminating accreditation is the strongest measure ICANN is able to take
against RegisterFly under its powers," Dr. Paul Twomey, President and CEO of
ICANN said today.

"ICANN has been frustrated and distressed by recent management confusion
inside RegisterFly," Dr. Twomey, President said. "I completely understand
the greater frustration and enormous difficulty that this has created for
registrants."

When the Agreement is terminated, ICANN can approve a bulk transfer of all
current RegisterFly domain names to another ICANN accredited Registrar.

"Of course, RegisterFly does not have to wait till then. They can request
ICANN to approve a bulk transfer immediately. I call on RegisterFly to act
in the interests of registrants and seek such a transfer from us straight
away," Dr. Twomey said.

ICANN intends to hold a forum to discuss the reform of the Accreditation
policy and process at its Lisbon meeting in a week's time*.

A set of questions and points to inform the discussion will be made public
prior to the Lisbon meeting.

* The Lisbon meeting is one of three meetings held a year by ICANN to meet
with global stakeholders. It will take place from 26-30 March 2007.

Media Contacts:

Jason Keenan
Media Adviser
ICANN ( USA)
Ph: +1 310 818 9072
E: jason.keenan at icann.org

International: Andrew Robertson
Edelman ( London)
Ph: +44 7921 588 770
E: andrew.robertson at edelman.com