[bc-gnso] Bulk Transfer of Domain Names from Planet Online and Name For Name to NamesBeyond

[Marilyn Cade <marilynscade@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

For a few days, the Chair will be forwarding the announcements. Our Secretariat 
is away for a few daysbut returning Wednesday and will resume forwarding of 
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Marilyn Cade, BC 
Chair============================================================

Subject: Bulk Transfer of Domain Names from Planet Online and Name For Name to 
NamesBeyond

https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-27jul12-en.htmBulk 
Transfer of Domain Names from Planet Online and Name For Name to NamesBeyond27 
July 2012ICANN has authorized the bulk transfer of Planet Online Corp's gTLD 
domain names to 2030138 Ontario Inc. dba NamesBeyond.com ("NamesBeyond") due to 
a compliance action taken by ICANN that resulted in the de-accreditation of 
registrar Planet Online Corp.ICANN has also authorized the bulk transfer of 
Name For Name, Inc.'s .com and .net names (which represent all gTLDs currently 
sponsored by Name For Name) to NamesBeyond as the result of the termination of 
Name For Name's registry-registrar agreement with Verisign Inc.The affected 
gTLD registries are processing the bulk transfers. Former registrant-customers 
of Planet Online and Name For Name should soon receive notices from NamesBeyond 
of the transfer. Customer questions about the transfer should be directed to 
NamesBeyond, using the contact details provided below. Additional information 
about these bulk transfers is provided below.FAQsQ. Why were these transfers 
authorized by ICANN?A. Planet Online's Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) 
was terminated by ICANN on 6 July 2012 because of Planet Online's failure to 
comply with the requirements of the RAA. (The notice of termination is posted 
at 
http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/burnette-to-zolfonoon-12jun12-en.pdf
 [PDF, 222 KB]) As a result, Planet Online is no longer permitted to register 
or manage gTLD registrations.Name For Name's Registry-Registrar Agreement (RRA) 
with Verisign to register .com and .net names was terminated by Verisign on 16 
July 2012. Name For Name currently has only five gTLD registrations under 
management, all in com and net. ICANN has notified Name For Name that it is in 
breach of its RAA with ICANN, which will be terminated on 2 August 2012 if the 
breaches are not cured. (The notice of breach is posted at 
http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/burnette-to-taame-12jul12-en.pdf 
[PDF, 250 KB].)ICANN authorized these bulk transfers pursuant to the 
Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy to ensure that the registrant-customers of 
these registrars would not be harmed by their registrars' discontinued ability 
to manage the registrations.Q. How was the gaining registrar selected?A. ICANN 
followed its De-Accredited Registrar Transition Procedure (see 
http://www.icann.org/en/processes/registrars/de-accredited-registrar-transition-procedure-01oct08.pdf
 [PDF, 119 KB]) to identify a gaining registrar for Planet Online. Through this 
competitive process, NamesBeyond was selected. Due to the small size of Name 
For Name (5 domain names) NamesBeyond was asked to also accept these names.Q. 
Will NamesBeyond attempt to contact the affected registrants? What should 
former Planet Online and Name For Name customers do?A. Former customers of both 
registrars should receive a notice of the transfer and instructions for 
continued management of their names from NamesBeyond. Affected customers who do 
not receive notices from NamesBeyond should check the web page prepared by 
NamesBeyond for this bulk transfer at 
http://www.namesbeyond.com/planetonlinebulktransfer for additional information 
and contact details.Q. Do registrants have to pay a fee for the bulk 
transfer?A. No, there is no cost to registrants for the bulk transfer. Unlike a 
normal inter-registrar transfer, the registration terms will not be extended by 
a year. Accordingly, it is important to contact NamesBeyond if your 
registration will expire soon in order to maintain your registration.Q. Why do 
former Planet Online and Name For Name customers need to contact NamesBeyond?A. 
Neither Planet Online nor Name For Name participated in the bulk transfers 
therefore did not forward billing information to NamesBeyond. Accordingly, all 
registrants must provide updated billing information or transfer their names to 
other registrars.Q. What if affected registrants want to select a different 
registrar?A. Registrants will continue to be able to transfer their 
registrations to other registrars under the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy 
(see http://www.icann.org/en/transfers/). Note that NamesBeyond may deny 
transfers for the first 60 days following the bulk transfer, at its discretion. 
This 60-day period is permissible under the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy and 
is intended to help protect registrants. The registrant may need to renew names 
that will expire during the first 60 days following the transfer to NamesBeyond 
by contacting NamesBeyond at:+ 1 877 321 1356 (Toll Free)
+ 1 817 564 2994
+ 1 215 750 2660
support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or
info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. How will Planet Online and Name For Name customers know 
if a message purportedly from NamesBeyond is legitimate?A. The message from 
NamesBeyond should direct you to its website hosted at 
http://www.namesbeyond.com or refer you to other contact information provided 
above. If you believe a message purportedly from NamesBeyond is not legitimate, 
you should navigate to their web page directly, at 
http://www.namesbeyond.com/planetonlinebulktransfer. For general advice about 
avoiding phishing email messages, you may also wish to refer to the materials 
prepared by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (see 
http://www.antiphishing.org/consumer_recs.html).