Accountability Framework

ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK This Accountability Framework ("AF") is between:

Asociación SVNet, a not-for-profit organization under the laws of
and

El Salvador, with its registered seat in San Salvador, Republic of El Salvador, hereinafter referred to as 'SVNet',

THE INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS, hereinafter
referred to as 'ICANN',

jointly to be referred to as:'parties' and individually to be referred to as: 'party'.

A. Recitals.
1.

The parties want to demonstrate their commitment to further enhancing the stability, security and interoperability of the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS) from a global

perspective and for the benefit of the local and global Internet community in an
evolutionary manner on the basis of a peer relationship.
2.The .SV Top Level Domain has been delegated to SVNet in operation in El Salvador.
1.

and SVNet executes its

3.

The functions of SVNet regarding the stability and interoperability of the DNS are to: Maintain and keep maintained name servers for the .SV domain;

2. 3.

Generate updates to .SV zone data when changes occur and propagate those
changes to all public authoritative nameservers for the .SV domain; and Ensure continued and stable domain name system interoperability with the global Internet.

4.

ICANN is responsible for providing technical-coordination functions for the management

of the system of unique identifiers of the global Internet, including the DNS. Among ICANN's responsibilities is to oversee operation of the Internet's Authoritative Root
ServerSystem. As part of ICANN's responsibilities ICANN enters and maintains data in the Authoritative Root database and generates updates of the root zone file.
5.

ICANN: a) Coordinates the allocation and assignment of the three sets of unique identifiers for

b)
c)

the Internet, which are: 1. domain names (forming a system referred to as "DNS"); Internet protocol ("IP") addresses and autonomoussystem ("AS) 2. numbers; and protocol port and parameter numbers. Coordinates the operation and evolution of the DNS root name server system. Coordinates policy development reasonably and appropriately related to these technical functions.

B. Mutual Recognition.
1.

Recognition of SVNet. ICANN recognizes SVNet as the manager and sponsoring organization of the .SV Top Level Domain, and theentity responsible for maintaining the ,SV lop Level Domain, as a stable and interoperable part of the global domain naming system for the Internet in a manner that is consistent with Salvadorean national
law and public policy and naming policy.

2.

Recognition of ICANN. SVNet acknowledges that ICANN is the entity responsible for maintaining and keeping the root of the Internet DNS stable andglobally interoperable in

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a manner that is consistent with ICANN's Mission and core Values as reflected in its
bylaws.

C. Commitments.
1,

Commitments of ICANN.

ICANN shall use its best endeavours to:
a)

Authoritative-Root Database maintain

a stable, secure, and authoritative publicly available database of relevantinformation about .SV, the Delegated country code Top Level Domain, in accordance with TCANN publicly available policies and procedures. At the start of this AF, the Authoritative Root Database

shall contain information for the public authoritative name servers for .SV, contact information for .SV, the designated administrative contact(s), and the designated technical contact(s) as notified to IcANN;
b)Update of Name Server Information on notification by SVNet, implement a change to the domain name or IP address(es) of the name servers for .SV as
recorded in the Authoritative-Root Data for .SV in the Authoritative-Root Database according to IcANN's publicly available policies and procedures. The initial format

and technical requirements for such a change are set out in ICAWN's publicly...