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===Action Against RegisterFly===
===Action Against RegisterFly===
RegisterFly was a very problematic registrar and its accreditation was terminated by ICANN in 2009. The company started its business as a reseller for [[eNom]]. In 2004, RegisterFly purchased Top Class Names, Inc., an ICANN accredited registrar. After the acquisition, the new owners of the company's assumed the accreditation and role as a registrar and its name was change to RegisterFly. In 2005, ICANN started receiving complaints from consumers due to poor service. The number of complaints escalated from being unresponsive and 30 minutes call hold time to overcharging of credit cards, domain names being deleted and stolen from registrants. In 2007, Kurt issued a Notice of Breach and to the company for violating several provisions of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement ([[RAA]]). He instructed the RegisterFly to correct all its violations and resolve all customer complaints. He also warned the company that ICANN will terminate its accreditation agreement if it will not comply with the RAA. <ref>
[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:P_P1ExgIsjIJ:www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/registerfly-notice-of-breach-21feb07-en.pdf+Top+Class+Names+Inc.+RAA&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgH57nVpMQiHXyZDoYjY7ReVFCednDh4z_9zSiMDnrZI2rF4UgZunZHxbA_t2PfjVFpHWmkmDpc40a4ZLKVMn2nJFj_7hZDfTW-NEqJhVro2lRnNCNn5mwIDJ6TOMC9BI6JgP0Z&sig=AHIEtbQRJEunaR5EDFvFw3JFjiIAbOiO4Q Notice of Breach of ICANN Registrar Accreditation Agreement]</ref> He also sent a Notice of Audit to the company that ICANN will inspect and get a complete copy of the data of all the domain names under its sponsorship. Due to the company's non-compliance, Kurt requested its counsel to send a second Notice of Breach and eventually ICANN filed a lawsuit against the company. On March 28, 2007, Kurt submiited a detailed declaration to the court about RegisterFly's violations of the RAA, which affected thousand of customers.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/litigation/icann-v-registerfly/decla-pritz-iso-29mar07-en Declaration of Kurt Pritz in Support of ICANN’s Application for TRO, 29 March 2007]</ref> ICANN terminated the company accreditation immediately after a court order.
<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-27apr07-en.htm Court Decision Allows Imminent Termination of RegisterFly | ICANN granted the right to act on transfers as soon as possible; plan in action]</ref>
===Testimony During the Senate Hearing on New gTLD===
===Testimony During the Senate Hearing on New gTLD===