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        <p class="title">Public Comment: Draft Report on WHOIS Accuracy</p>
        <p class="docdate">15 February 2010</p>
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<p>The National Opinion Research Center (NORC) recently completed a 
study
        commissioned by ICANN to determine the percentage of domain names 
registered
        under the top 5 gTLDs (i.e., .com, .net, .org, .biz, and .info) that 
contain
        accurate WHOIS data. Today, the draft report is being posted for review
and comment through 15 April 2010.</p>
<p>Community members are invited to review the draft report and its 
findings
        and comment on all aspects of the report. The information in the report
        is intended to contribute to the ongoing community discussion regarding
        WHOIS and should<strong></strong> be useful in any future policy 
development
        process regarding WHOIS.</p>
<p>The draft report can be found here: <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/compliance/reports/whois-accuracy-study-17jan10-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/compliance/reports/whois-accuracy-study-17jan10-en.pdf</a>
 [PDF,
        432 KB]</p>
<p><strong>The Process Going Forward</strong>:</p>
<p>At the end of this Public Comment period, ICANN Staff will review the
        comments submitted and prepare a summary analysis of the various 
submissions.</p>
<p><strong>Deadline and How to Submit Comments</strong>:</p>
<p>ICANN Staff is opening a 60-day public comment, from 15 February 
through
        15 April 2010, and invites community comments on the draft report.</p>
<p>The formal Public Comment Forum Box is located here <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#whois-accuracy-study">http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#whois-accuracy-study</a></p>


<p><strong>To Submit Comments</strong>: <a href="mailto:whois-accuracy-study@icann.org">whois-accuracy-study@icann.org</a></p>
<p><strong>To View Comments</strong>: <a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/whois-accuracy-study/">http://forum.icann.org/lists/whois-accuracy-study/</a></p>
<p><strong>Staff Responsible</strong>: David A. Giza, Senior Director, 
Contractual Compliance</p>