Comments sought on .us Stakeholder Council

The United States country code top-level domain name (.us ccTLD) is managed on behalf of the US government through a contract overseen by the US Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).

In March 2014, NTIA entered into a new contract with Neustar to operate the .us ccTLD. The.us contract requires the creation of a process for Neustar to solicit input from stakeholders on the management of .us to continually improve and enhance the user experience and utility of the usTLD space. Neustar has proposed the creation of the usTLD Stakeholder Council to fulfill the requirement and meet this important goal.

The Notice of Inquiry, published by Neustar, solicits input from all usTLD stakeholders on the proposed composition of the Stakeholder Council, the principles and policies that will guide the Stakeholder Council and the operating procedures for the Council. Those who wish to provide input have until Aug 16, 2014, to submit comments.