Project Status:

Board Determination on Final Report in March 2019

Implementation ongoing/subject to prioritization- refer to the implementation page for more information.

8 September 2018 - CCT Final Report - 35 Recommendations Produced
Board Action	Approved *(in full or in part)**	Passed through to *community groups (in full or in part )**	Pending *(in full or in part)**	Rejected
1 March 2019	6 Board approves recs. 1, 17, 21, 22, 30, and 31	14 Board passes through Recs 9, 10, 12, 16, 19, 20, 25, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, and 35	17 Boards puts in pending Recs 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23, 24 and 26	0
22 October 2020	17 Board approves recs 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23, 24 and 26	14	6	0
10 September 2023	17	14	4	2 Boards rejects Recs 14 and 15
29 July 2024	17	14	0	6 Board rejects Recs 2, 3, 4 and 5

*CCT Recommendations 16 and 20 were put in pending (later approved) in part and passed through to community group(s) in part, and are included in the numbering of both categories.

Background

Launched under the Affirmation of Commitments (AoC), the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team (CCT-RT) was formed to assess the New Generic Top-Level Domain (New gTLD) Program in three areas: competition, consumer trust and consumer choice. The review also assessed the effectiveness of safeguards put in place to mitigate issues arising from the introduction of new gTLDs and the Program's application and evaluation process. The review, now contemplated under ICANN Bylaws section 4.6, examined the degree to which the process of implementing the New gTLD Program was successful in producing desired results and achieving the stated objectives.

The CCT-RT produced 35 final recommendations for Board consideration and released its CCT Final Report on 8 September 2018.

See https://www.icann.org/resources/reviews/specific-reviews/cct for more information.