Common use of Performance of IANA Naming Function Clause in Contracts

Performance of IANA Naming Function. (a) Contractor shall perform the IANA Naming Function in a stable and secure manner and in accordance with the SOW. The IANA Naming Function is administrative and technical in nature based on established policies that are developed through applicable ICANN policy development bodies and approved by ICANN, in each case in accordance with ICANN’s Bylaws. (b) Contractor shall treat the IANA Naming Function with equal priority as the other IANA functions performed by Contractor, and process all requests promptly and efficiently. (c) Contractor shall make decisions by applying documented policies consistently, neutrally, objectively, and fairly, without singling out any particular customer for discriminatory treatment (i.e., making an unjustified prejudicial distinction between or among different customers) and in a manner that does not discriminate between types of customers (whether such customers are (i) country code top level domain (“ccTLD”) or generic top level domain (“gTLD”) registry operators, (ii) paying or non-paying, (iii) contracted or non-contracted, or (iv) associated with supporting organizations, advisory committees or other governing bodies of ICANN or otherwise). (d) Contractor shall respect the diversity of customers of the IANA Naming Function and shall provide service to its customers in conformance with prevailing technical norms, and in support of the global security, stability and resilience of the DNS. If a customer’s receipt of services is based on a contract between such customer and ICANN, Contractor shall continue to provide services to such customer notwithstanding any on-going or anticipated contractual disputes between ICANN and such customer.

Performance of IANA Naming Function. (a) Contractor shall perform the IANA Naming Function in a stable and secure manner and in accordance with the SOW. The IANA Naming Function is administrative and technical in nature based on established policies that are developed through applicable ICANN policy development bodies and approved by ICANN, in each case in accordance with ICANN’s Bylaws. (b) Contractor shall treat the IANA Naming Function with equal priority as the other IANA functions performed by Contractor, and process all requests promptly and efficiently. (c) Contractor shall make decisions by applying documented policies consistently, neutrally, objectively, and fairly, without singling out any particular customer for discriminatory treatment (i.e., making an unjustified prejudicial distinction between or among different customers) and in a manner that does not discriminate between types of customers (whether such customers are (i) country code top level domain (“ccTLD”) or generic top level domain (“gTLD”) registry operators, (ii) paying or non-paying, (iii) contracted or non-contracted, or (iv) associated with supporting organizations, advisory committees or other governing bodies of ICANN or otherwise). (d) Contractor shall respect the diversity of customers of the IANA Naming Function and shall provide service to its customers in conformance with prevailing technical norms, and in support of the global security, stability and resilience of the DNS. If a customer’s receipt of services is based on a contract between such customer and ICANN, while such contract remains in force and effect, Contractor shall continue to provide services to such customer notwithstanding any on-going or anticipated contractual disputes between ICANN and such customer.

Performance of IANA Naming Function. (a) Contractor shall perform the IANA Naming Function in a stable and secure manner and in accordance with the SOW. The IANA Naming Function is administrative and technical in nature based on established policies that are developed through applicable ICANN policy development bodies and approved by ICANN, in each case in accordance with ICANN’s Bylaws. (b) Contractor shall treat the IANA Naming Function with equal priority as the other IANA functions performed by Contractor, and process all requests promptly and efficiently. (c) Contractor shall make decisions by applying documented policies consistently, neutrally, objectively, and fairly, without singling out any particular customer for discriminatory treatment (i.e., making an unjustified prejudicial distinction between or among different customers) and in a manner that does not discriminate between types of customers (whether such customers are (i) country code top level domain (“ccTLD”) or generic top level domain (“gTLD”) registry operators, (ii) paying or non-non- paying, (iii) contracted or non-contracted, or (iv) associated with supporting organizations, advisory committees or other governing bodies of ICANN or otherwise). (d) Contractor shall respect the diversity of customers of the IANA Naming Function and shall provide service to its customers in conformance with prevailing technical norms, and in support of the global security, stability and resilience of the DNS. If a customer’s receipt of services is based on a contract between such customer and ICANN, while such contract remains in force and effect, Contractor shall continue to provide services to such customer notwithstanding any on-going or anticipated contractual disputes between ICANN and such customer.