In a letter sent to Pacnames Ltd. of  Auckland New Zealand ICAN has sent a NOTICE OF BREACH OF REGISTRAR ACCREDITATION AGREEMENT AND NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF REGISTRAR’S ABILITY TO CREATE NEW REGISTERED NAMES OR INITIATE INBOUND TRANSFERS OF REGISTERED NAMES

The current breach is the third breach for Pacnames within a twelve-month period. Accordingly, Pacnames’ ability to create new Registered Names or initiate inbound transfers of Registered Names is suspended for 90 days pursuant to Section 2.1 of the RAA.

The suspension is effective 18:00:00 (UTC/GMT) 1 November 2013 through 18:00:00 (UTC/GMC) 30 January 2014.

Consistent with Section 2.1 of the RAA, during the suspension period, Pacnames must not:

Create new Registered Names for any Top Level Domain (“TLD”);or 2. Initiate or accept inbound transfers of Registered Names for any TLD. The three breaches were primarily for (1) the failure of Pacnames to timely provide ICANN with copies of data and records and (2) the failure of Pacnames to timely provide Registered Name Holders (RNH) with access and information to manage their domain names.

To demonstrate compliance during the suspension, Pacnames must:

Failure to demonstrate compliance during the suspension may result in RAA termination and an extension of Pacnames’ suspension pending final termination.

Notice on Pacnames’ Website

During the suspension period, Pacnames must prominently display the following on its website on all pages where Registrar Services, as defined by the RAA, are offered:

No new registrations or inbound transfers will be accepted from 1 November 2013 through 30 January 2014.