GAC Principles. NeuStar fully supports and will abide by the principles established by the Government Advisory Council. As previously stated, NeuStar believes that the usTLD should be developed to serve as the model ccTLD in the global Internet community. From both a technical and a policy standpoint, therefore, NeuStar will develop the usTLD pursuant to developing “best practices” for ccTLDs. One such set of principles is set forth in the ICANN Government Advisory Council’s “Principles for the Delegation and Management of Country Code Top Level Domains.” The document’s preamble states that: [T]he manager of a ccTLD performs a public service on behalf of the relevant local community and as such the designated manager has a duty to serve this community. The designated manager also has a responsibility to the global Internet community. By ‘global Internet community’ we do not mean any specific legal or international entity, but rather we interpret the term to refer to all of those who are affected by, now or in the future, the operation of the relevant TLD, because such operation may impinge on more than one jurisdiction and affect the interests of individuals and entities from both within the relevant country or territory and elsewhere. This statement describes very clearly the basic premise pursuant to which NeuStar approaches the administration of the usTLD. Thus, NeuStar will abide by these principles, unless inconsistent with U.S. law or regulation.
