ccNSO Application (.tv)

Application for Membership

Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)

Confirmation E-mail: osimati@gov.tv
cctld: .tv

To: ccNSO Membership
c/o ICANN Secretary
Date: 25/11/2013
Regarding: ccNSO Membership
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With this letter, I, Opetaia Simati declare that Ministry of Finance and Tourism is the ccTLD manager (as defined in the ICANN bylaws, (Article IX Section (4)(1)) for the .tv and wishes to apply for membership of the ccNSO and that I am duly authorized to make and sign this application for membership on behalf of Ministry of Finance and Tourism.

Ministry of Finance and Tourism hereby recognizes the role of the ccNSO within the ICANN structure, and agrees, for the duration of its membership in the ccNSO to:

(a) adhere to the rules of the ccNSO, including membership rules; and
(b) adhere to ICANN Bylaws as they apply to ccTLDs (Article IX and Annexes B and C of the ICANN bylaws.

Ministry of Finance and Tourism understands that:

(i) membership in the ccNSO is independent of any individual relationship a ccTLD manager has with ICANN or the ccTLD manager's
receipt of IANA services. (Article IX Section (4)(3)); and

(ii) currently there are no fees payable for ccNSO membership. However, under the ICANN bylaws (Article IX Section (7) (3)), the ccNSO could in the future, subject to members approval, establish membership fees.

Signed by Opetaia Simati for and on behalf of Ministry of Finance and Tourism:

Name of ccTLD Manager: Ministry of Finance and Tourism
Name of Representative: Opetaia Simati
Name of Primary Contact: Opetaia Simati
Primary Contact Address:
Department of ICT
Ministry of Communications and Transport
Government of Tuvalu
Primary Contact Telephone Number: +688 20069
Primary Contact E-Mail: osimati@gov.tv

*DEFINITION:

1) A ccTLD Manager is the person or organisation referred to in the IANA database entry for a ccTLD under the current heading "Sponsoring Organisation".

2) Where the Sponsoring Organisation is listed in the IANA database as an individual person then that person is the Representative. Where the Sponsoring Organisation is listed in the IANA database as an organisation then the Representative is the individual person who is completing the application form for the organisation and is authorised to do so by the organisation.

3) The Primary Contact is the main contact for the member and should be either the Administrative Contact or Technical Contact listed in the IANA database for the ccTLD.