<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><br></div>Gaurav,<div><br></div><div>If an applicant so prefers it can have its own RSP evaluated at the same time its application is evaluated, so it’s not restricted to the list of pre-approved RSPs. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Rubens</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Em 22 de fev. de 2024, à(s) 00:57, Gaurav Kansal via dns-operations <dns-operations@dns-oarc.net> escreveu:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>De: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gaurav Kansal <gaurav.kansal@nic.in><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Assunto: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Re: [dns-operations] Upcoming Registry Service Provider Evaluation Program</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Data: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">22 de fevereiro de 2024 às 00:57:47 BRT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Para: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">andy.newton@icann.org<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dns-operations@lists.dns-oarc.net<br></span></div><br><br>Hi, <br>Whether only selected RSPs will be allowed to run gTLD operations, or winning bidder will have a freedom to choice the TLD operator outside of this list also ?<br><br>Please forgive my ignorance if any on this topic.<br><br>Regards <br>Gaurav Kansal<br><br><blockquote type="cite">On 22-Feb-2024, at 03:51, andy.newton@icann.org wrote:<br>ICANN will soon be launching its next round of gTLD applications. As part of the program to launch new gTLDs, ICANN will be evaluating and publishing a list of Registry Service Providers (RSPs). These organizations fulfill the critical, technical services necessary to implement and operate a gTLD. RSPs evaluated through ICANN’s program will be eligible to offer these services to one or more gTLDs.<br><br>The RSP Evaluation program will support evaluating DNS and DNSSEC RSPs (typically known as DNS providers) allowing gTLDs to select them.<br><br>All organizations are eligible to become an RSP, regardless of past experience with gTLD services. ICANN plans to publish RSP application materials for public comments early March, and final versions in May. The RSP application process is expected to begin in the last quarter of 2024.<br><br>If you are interested in becoming an RSP (for DNS, DNSSEC, or any other critical registry function), please consider participating in the conversations taking place within the ICANN process.<br><br>The details of the RSP evaluation program are currently under discussion within the Subsequent Procedures Implementation Review Team (IRT) (https://community.icann.org/x/pQM5Dg). To participate in the IRT, complete his form: https://forms.gle/GF1VoywZ2FGKbzNQA. Additionally, ICANN plans to publish the RSP application materials for public comment (https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment) in March 2024.<br><br><br>-- <br>Andy Newton<br>Principal Engineer<br>GDS Technical Services, ICANN<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>dns-operations mailing list<br>dns-operations@lists.dns-oarc.net<br>https://lists.dns-oarc.net/mailman/listinfo/dns-operations<br></blockquote><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>dns-operations mailing list<br>dns-operations@lists.dns-oarc.net<br>https://lists.dns-oarc.net/mailman/listinfo/dns-operations<br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>