ICANN Registry Agreement Expiry Calendar & Policy Radar
Authoritative calendar tracking bilateral registry agreement renewal deadlines, contractual fee cap escalation windows, open ICANN public comment proceedings, and community policy development milestones.
Next Renewal Window 2026-06-30 .biz (GoDaddy Registry)
Active Proceedings 4 Open Policy & Guidebooks
Long-Term Locked .com (2030) Verisign bilateral agreement
Next General Meeting ICANN 81 Annual General Meeting
Contractual Registry Agreement Expirations
Chronological Renewal Milestones| TLD | Contract Expiry | Sponsoring Operator | Contract Status | Wholesale Fee Cap Provision | Contract Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .biz | 2026-06-30 Signed: 2016-07-01 | GoDaddy Registry | In Review | Market Pricing (Uncapped) | Bilateral extension discussions initiated. Transitioning into next standard 10-year term. |
| .pro | 2026-11-30 Signed: 2016-12-01 | Identity Digital | Renewal Window | Market Pricing (Uncapped) | Entering the six-month formal contractual renewal window per ICANN registry agreement terms. |
| .info | 2027-06-30 Signed: 2017-07-01 | Identity Digital (Afilias) | Active Agreement | Market Pricing (Uncapped) | Key legacy new-era gTLD operating with full commercial pricing flexibility. |
| .mobi | 2027-10-31 Signed: 2017-11-01 | Identity Digital | Active Agreement | Market Pricing (Uncapped) | Specialized mobile-era extension with steady operational baseline. |
| .asia | 2027-12-31 Signed: 2017-12-01 | DotAsia Organisation | Active Agreement | Community Governed | Regional cross-border community sponsor agreement operating with regional advisory council. |
| .dev | 2028-05-15 Signed: 2018-05-15 | Google Registry (Charleston Road) | Active Agreement | Predictable Flat Fee | HSTS enforced SSL developer domain. Google maintains stable wholesale price schedule. |
| .app | 2028-05-15 Signed: 2018-05-15 | Google Registry (Charleston Road) | Active Agreement | Predictable Flat Fee | High-volume mobile application namespace with disciplined wholesale pricing. |
| .org | 2029-06-30 Signed: 2019-07-01 | Public Interest Registry (PIR) | Long-Term Lock | Market Pricing (Uncapped) | Contractual price caps were controversially lifted by ICANN in the 2019 agreement renewal. |
| .net | 2029-06-30 Signed: 2023-07-01 | Verisign, Inc. | Long-Term Lock | Annual Compound Escalation | Contract permits Verisign to institute up to 10% annual price increases. |
| .com | 2030-11-30 Signed: 2024-11-30 | Verisign, Inc. | Long-Term Lock | US Dept of Commerce 7% Cap Formula | Regulated jointly under ICANN bilateral agreement and US Department of Commerce Cooperative Agreement Amendment 35. |
Active ICANN Proceedings & Public Comment Radar
GNSO Policy Development & Regulatory Revisions Next Round 2026 2026-Q3
New gTLD Program: Next Round Applicant Guidebook
Final operational guidelines, evaluation fee schedules ($227,000 baseline), and registry service provider (RSP) pre-approval criteria.
Status: Implementation Phase
Policy Development 2026-08-21
Registration Data Policy for gTLDs (Phase 2 EPDP)
Standardized System for Access/Disclosure (SSAD) to replace fragmented WHOIS redaction under GDPR compliance.
Status: Implementation Phase
Public Comment 2026-10-15
Wholesale Registry Fee Transparency & Advance Notice Rules
Proposed mandate requiring all gTLD registries to publish machine-readable wholesale fee schedules 180 days prior to effective increases.
Status: Open for Comment
Governance 2026-12-01
Root Zone Label Generation Rules Version 6 (RZ-LGR-6)
Cryptographic script collision evaluations for Cyrillic, Arabic, Chinese, and Devanagari internationalized domain names (IDNs).
Status: Board Consideration