APTLD Newsletter (7 July 2025)

Members News

(.AU auDA)
Leaders of Tech Q&A: Hamish Hansford
https://www.auda.org.au/news-insights/blog/leaders-of-tech-q-a-hamish-hansford/

Supporting digital inclusion
https://www.auda.org.au/news-insights/blog/supporting-digital-inclusion/

Statement on .au domain name licence wholesale price
https://www.auda.org.au/news-insights/statements/statement-on-au-domain-name-licence-wholesale-price/

(.KH TRC)
Announcement on Illegal import, supply, and distribution of telecommunications equipment and illegal use of telecommunications services
https://trc.gov.kh/en/announcement-illegal-import/

Announcement on The prohibition of Importing, Assembling, Distributing, Possessing, Installing, or Using Fake BTS Equipmen
https://trc.gov.kh/en/%e1%9e%9f%e1%9f%81%e1%9e%85%e1%9e%80%e1%9f%92%
e1%9e%8a%e1%9e%b8%e1%9e%87%e1%9e%bc%e1%9e%93%e1%9e%8a%e1%9f%
86%e1%9e%8e%e1%9e%b9%e1%9e%84%e1%9e%9f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%8f%e1%
9e%b8%e1%9e%96%e1%9e%b8%e1%9e%80/

(.LK  LK Domain Registry)
LK Domain Registry – Annual Company Trip 2025
https://blog.domains.lk/2025/06/lk-domain-registry-annual-company-trip.html

Pinividina Live program on ITN -23-06-2025
https://blog.domains.lk/2025/06/pinividina-live-program-on-itn-23-06.html

(.MY MYNIC)
E-invoice Implementation effective 1 July 2025
https://mynic.my/media/announcements/e-invoice-implementation-effective-1-july-2025

(.NZ internetNZ)
Building digital futures together: InternetNZ’s community funding impact
https://internetnz.nz/news-and-articles/building-digital-futures-together-internetnzs-community-funding-impact/

Representing .nz on the global stage — highlights from ICANN83
https://internetnz.nz/news-and-articles/representing-nz-on-the-global-stage-highlights-from-icann83/

(.QA CRA)
CRA (Qatar) and ANATEL (Brazil) Sign MoU to Enhance Cooperation in Radio Spectrum Management
https://www.cra.gov.qa/en/press-releases/cra-and-anatel-sign-mou-to-enhance-cooperation-in-radio-spectrum-management

(.SG SGNIC)
SGNIC-T-25003: Invitation To Tender (ITT) for the Provision of Application Development and Maintenance and Support services for SMS Sender ID Registry (SSIR) Portal
https://www.sgnic.sg/announcements/sgnic-news/announcement-details/2025/06/29/sgnic-t-25003
–invitation-to-tender-(itt)-for-the-provision-of-application-development-and-maintenance-and-support
-services-for-sms-sender-id-registry-(ssir)-portal

(.TW TWNIC)
TWNIC Grants 2025 – Now Open for Submissions!
https://blog.twnic.tw/en/2025/06/27/31656/

(.UZ UZINFOCOM)
Now the auction works for you!
https://cctld.uz/news/?detail=1582

A domain name is more than just a website address!
https://cctld.uz/news/?detail=1581

(.AM  ISOC.AM)
Invisible Giants of Internet: Inside the World of Root Servers
https://www.isoc.am/invisible-giants-of-internet-inside-the-world-of-root-servers/

Armenia Takes an Active Role in Shaping Global Internet Policy
https://www.isoc.am/armenia-takes-an-active-role-in-shaping-global-internet-policy/

Multi-Stakeholder Governance of the Internet: A Model of Successful International Cooperation
https://www.isoc.am/multi-stakeholder-governance-of-the-internet-a-model-of-successful-international-cooperation/

.am and .ru Domain Managers Sign MoU to Enhance Cooperation
https://www.isoc.am/am-and-ru-domain-managers-sign-mou-to-enhance-cooperation/

Keeping .am Domain Secure with the Right Mechanisms
https://www.isoc.am/keeping-am-domain-secure-with-the-right-mechanisms/

(.AT NIC.AT)
New Face in nic.at Management: Andreas Musielak Takes Over as of July 1, 2025
https://www.nic.at/en/news/nic-at/new-ceo-andreas-musielak-01072025

(GoDaddy)
Hello, from GoDaddy Registry
https://registry.godaddy/blog/hello-from-godaddy-registry/

New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group delivered its Final Report. Finally.
https://registry.godaddy/blog/new-gtld-subsequent-procedures-pdp-working-group-delivered-its-final-report-finally/

Phishing: don’t get hooked!
https://registry.godaddy/blog/phishing-dont-get-hooked/

(it.com)
Industry News Digest: June 2025
https://get.it.com/blog/industry-news-digest-june-2025/

Digitizing Trust: How The Blockchain May Change Domain Name Ownership – Zainan Victor Zhou, Namefi.io
https://get.it.com/blog/digitizing-trust-how-the-blockchain-may-change-domain-name-ownership-zainan-victor-zhou-namefi-io/

What Is a Sitemap and How to Create One for Your Website
https://get.it.com/blog/what-is-a-sitemap-and-how-to-create-one-for-your-website/

(.ME  DoMEn)
Harnessing the Power of Personal Branding with .ME Domains
https://domain.me/harnessing-the-power-of-personal-branding-with-me-domains/

(.RU Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ)
Coordination Center presents CCTLD Encyclopedia: CC-Wiki
https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/38342/

New edition of the Rules for Registering Domain Names in the .RU and .РФ Domains approved
https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/38341/

Coordination Center releases IGF 2025 review
https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/38311/

IGF 2025 concludes in Norway
https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/38309/

Coordination Center experts take part in IT Timurovite Team School
https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/38303/

Domains using national alphabets help preserve endangered languages of indigenous peoples
https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/38300/

(Versign)
Verisign to Report Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results
https://www.verisign.com/en_US/internet-technology-news/verisign-press-releases/articles/index.xhtml?
artLink=aHR0cDovL3ZlcmlzaWduMjAyMHRmLnE0d2ViLmNvbS9uZXdzL25ld3MtZGV0YWlscy8yMDI1L
1ZlcmlzaWduLXRvLVJlcG9ydC1TZWNvbmQtUXVhcnRlci0yMDI1LUZpbmFuY2lhbC1SZXN1bHRzL2R
lZmF1bHQuYXNweA%3D%3D

(WhoisXML API)
A Lookup Tool Set for Conducting Cybercrime Investigations
https://main.whoisxmlapi.com/blog/cybercrime-investigation-tools

9 Best DNS Lookup Tools for Malware Analysis and Phishing Investigations
https://main.whoisxmlapi.com/blog/best-dns-lookup-tools-for-cybersecurity

What Do You Pay For When Buying Commercial Internet Intelligence Data
https://main.whoisxmlapi.com/white-papers/what-do-you-pay-for-when-buying-commercial-internet-intelligence-data

Uncovering the DNS Underbelly of UNC5174: The Shift from SNOWLIGHT to VShell
https://main.whoisxmlapi.com/threat-reports/uncovering-the-dns-underbelly-of-unc5174-the-shift-from-snowlight-to-vshell

Down the DNS Funnel and into the Funnull Infrastructure
https://main.whoisxmlapi.com/threat-reports/down-the-dns-funnel-and-into-the-funnull-infrastructure

Framing the AkiraBot Framework Under the DNS Lens
https://main.whoisxmlapi.com/wxa-research-center/threat-reports

Others

Collaborating for Better Address Validation: The OpenPAQ Initiative
https://www.centr.org/news/news/collaborating-for-better-address-validation-the-openpaq-initiative.html

Event Wrap: npNOG 11
https://blog.apnic.net/2025/07/04/event-wrap-npnog-11/

How RFC 9691 improves key rollover in RPKI Trust Anchors
https://blog.apnic.net/2025/07/04/how-rfc-9691-improves-key-rollover-in-rpki-trust-anchors/

Everyone, everywhere, all the time — Nepal’s push for rural broadband inclusion
https://blog.apnic.net/2025/07/03/everyone-everywhere-all-the-time-nepals-push-for-rural-broadband-inclusion/

Bootstrapping HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3
https://blog.apnic.net/2025/07/02/bootstrapping-http-1-1-http-2-and-http-3/

A first look at the PROXY protocol and its security implications
https://blog.apnic.net/2025/07/01/a-first-look-at-the-proxy-protocol-and-its-security-implications/

Acting on Member and community feedback from the first half of 2025
https://blog.apnic.net/2025/06/30/acting-on-member-and-community-feedback-from-the-first-half-of-2025/

Resource delegation audit update: Q2 2025
https://blog.apnic.net/2025/06/27/resource-delegation-audit-update-q2-2025/

Statement from the Number Resource Organization regarding AFRINIC elections
https://blog.apnic.net/2025/06/27/statement-from-the-number-resource-organization-regarding-afrinic-elections/

How Let’s Encrypt reduced the impact of zombie clients
https://blog.apnic.net/2025/06/27/how-lets-encrypt-reduced-the-impact-of-zombie-clients/

Event Wrap: CommunicAsia 2025
https://blog.apnic.net/2025/06/26/event-wrap-communicasia-2025/

[Podcast] Downloading the root
https://blog.apnic.net/2025/06/26/podcast-downloading-the-root/

Ossification and the Internet
https://blog.apnic.net/2025/06/25/ossification-and-the-internet/

The scourge of excessive AS-SETs
https://blog.apnic.net/2025/06/24/the-scourge-of-excessive-as-sets/

Common Good Cyber Fund Launches to Strengthen Internet Security Globally
https://www.internetsociety.org/news/statements/2025/common-good-cyber-fund-launches-to-strengthen-internet-security-globally/

UN Broadband Commission marks 15 years of promoting global connectivity and digital inclusion
https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/PR-2025-07-06-broadband-commission-15th-anniversary-meeting.aspx

Geneva becomes global hub for school connectivity with inauguration of Giga Connectivity Centre
https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/PR-2025-06-25-Giga-Connectivity-Centre.aspx

WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025 in Geneva to guide the next phase of global digital development: 7-11 July
https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/MA-2025-06-24-WSIS-accreditation.aspx

Got junk? June’s biggest gTLD growers do
https://domainincite.com/31169-got-junk-junes-biggest-gtld-growers-do

ICANN ditches Oman due to Middle-East conflicts
https://domainincite.com/31162-icann-ditches-oman-due-to-middle-east-conflicts

ICANN’s mighty overlord flexes on transparency
https://domainincite.com/31152-icanns-mighty-overlord-flexes-on-transparency

ICANN faces first pushback over DEI U-turn
https://domainincite.com/31149-icann-faces-first-pushback-over-dei-u-turn

APrIGF 2025 Fellowship Application is Open
https://ap.rigf.asia/fellowship/2025/aprigf-2025-fellowship-application-guideline/

IGF25 Virtual Experience
https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/igf25-virtual-experience

ITU Journal explores sustainable AI at the network edge
https://www.itu.int/hub/2025/07/itu-journal-explores-sustainable-ai-at-the-network-edge/

Wiring for progress: Why the world needs digital infrastructure investment
https://www.itu.int/hub/2025/07/wiring-for-progress-why-the-world-needs-digital-infrastructure-investment/

Keeping seafarers safe and connected at sea
https://www.itu.int/hub/2025/06/keeping-seafarers-safe-and-connected-at-sea/

Space Connect: Can operators safely sustain the space boom?
https://www.itu.int/hub/2025/06/space-connect-can-operators-safely-sustain-the-space-boom/

ICANN

ICANN Announces Dispute Resolution Service Providers for the Next Round
https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-announces-dispute-resolution-service-providers-for-the-next-round-03-07-2025-en

Launching the New Five-Year ICANN Strategic Plan
https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/launching-the-new-five-year-icann-strategic-plan-02-07-2025-en

ICANN84 Annual General Meeting Relocated
https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann84-annual-general-meeting-relocated-30-06-2025-en

ICANN Opens Nomination Period for Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building
https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-opens-nomination-period-for-dr-tarek-kamel-award-for-capacity-building-30-06-2025-en

ICANN Announces Recipients of the ICANN84 Fellowship
https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-announces-recipients-of-the-icann84-fellowship-23-06-2025-en

(ccNSO)
Call for Volunteers: Customer Standing Committee (CSC)
https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-01jul25-en.htm

Call for nominations: ICANN Board seat 11
https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-01jul25-en.htm

Current ICANN Public Consultations

(Open Proceedings)
Updated ICANN Community Participant Code of Conduct Concerning SOIs
https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/updated-icann-community-participant-code-of-conduct-concerning-sois-12-05-2025

Proposed Next Round Base gTLD Registry Agreement – Public Comment 1 of 2
https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/proposed-next-round-base-gtld-registry-agreement-public-comment-1-of-2-04-06-2025

Final Proceeding for Proposed Language for the Draft Next Round Applicant Guidebook (AGB)
https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/final-proceeding-for-proposed-language-for-the-draft-next-round-applicant-guidebook-agb-30-05-2025

Root Zone Label Generation Rules Version 6 (RZ-LGR-6)
https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/root-zone-label-generation-rules-version-6-rz-lgr-6-17-06-2025

Maximal Starting Repertoire Version 6 (MSR-6)
https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/maximal-starting-repertoire-version-6-msr-6-17-06-2025

(Pending Reports)
PSR on Expired Domain Deletion and Expired Registration Recovery Policies
https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/psr-on-expired-domain-deletion-and-expired-registration-recovery-policies-15-05-2025

IRP-IOT – Proposed updates to the IRP Supplementary Procedures
https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/irp-iot-proposed-updates-to-the-irp-supplementary-procedures-03-07-2024