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3. How often do you use the WHOIS service on average?

2925 Responses

a3.6%not stated

3.6%

e16.0%

c25.5%

d15.1%

b36.1%

a. neverb. occasionallyc. weeklyd. once or twice a daye. many times a day

Bucharest, June 20027. (Part one) Have you ever been harmed or inconvenienced because the Whois data you received was inaccurate, incomplete, or out of date?

2848 Responses

Yes41.7%

No52.1%

NoResponse

6.2%

no response17.6%

a49.3%

b22.1%

d4.4%

c6.7%

a. Less than 5 percent

b. 5 – 25 percent

c. 25 – 50 percent

d. More than 50 percent

7. (Part two) What percentage of the Whois records you relied on proved to be inaccurate, incomplete, or out of date on average?

2500 Responses

•Yes, I have experienced inaccurate data.•No, the data has been accurate.

Narrative Responses 28.7% and 30.9%

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Access and related issues

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WHOIS in ccTLDs and new gTLDs11. Do you use WHOIS in cctlds?

2743 Responses

12. Should data elements used in .com, .net, and .org be available uniformly in country code top-level domains?

2742 Responses

13. Do you support the concept of uniformity of WHOIS data format and services?

2801 Responses

Yes48.9% No

41.5%

No Response9.6%

Yes78.3%

No12.1%

no response9.7%

Yes85.3%

No7.0%

no response7.7%

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Summary of Findings

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Recommendations

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• Sarah Andrews***• Marilyn Cade• Tim Denton• Laurence Djolakian• Troy Dow• Karen Elizaga• Bret Fausett• Philipp Grabensee• Tony Harris• Kristy McKee

• Steve Metalitz• Ram Mohan• YJ Park*• Hakikur Rahman• Oscar Robles Garay• Thomas Roessler• Miriam Sapiro**• Ken Stubbs• Abel Wisman

ICANN Names Council WHOIS Committee ……...ICANN Names Council

WHOIS Task ForceMembers

*replaced due to new election **Left constituency***Replaced YJ Park