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== ICANN structure ==

;ALAC:[[At-Large Advisory Committee]]. ~~Consider~~ and provides advice on the activities of ICANN related to the interests of individual Internet users (''ICANN Bylaws'').

;ALAC:[[At-Large Advisory Committee]]. Considers and provides advice on the activities of ICANN related to the interests of individual Internet users (''ICANN Bylaws''). Not to be confused with the [[Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group]].

;ASO:~~ASO~~.

;ASO:[[Address Supporting Organization]]. Advises the Board with respect to policy issues relating to the operation, assignment, and management of Internet addresses (''ICANN Bylaws'').

;ccNSO:[[Country Code Names Supporting Organization]]. Develops and recommends to the ~~ICANN~~ Board global policies relating to country-code top-level domains (''ICANN Bylaws'').

;ccNSO:[[Country Code Names Supporting Organization]]. Develops and recommends to the Board global policies relating to country-code top-level domains (''ICANN Bylaws'').

;CPH:[[Contracted Parties House]]. Includes the [[Registries Stakeholder Group]] and the [[Registrars Stakeholder Group]] (''ICANN Bylaws'').

;CSG:[[Commercial Stakeholder Group]]. Represents the full range of large and small commercial entities of the Internet, including the [[Business Constituency]], [[Intellectual Property Constituency]] and the [[Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency]] (''ICANN Bylaws'').

;GAC:[[Governmental Advisory Committee]]. ~~Consider~~ and provides advice on the activities of ICANN as they relate to concerns of governments, particularly matters where there may be an interaction between ICANN's policies and various laws and international agreements or where they may affect public policy issues (''ICANN Bylaws'').

;GAC:[[Governmental Advisory Committee]]. Considers and provides advice on the activities of ICANN as they relate to concerns of governments, particularly matters where there may be an interaction between ICANN's policies and various laws and international agreements or where they may affect public policy issues (''ICANN Bylaws'').

;GNSO:[[Generic Names Supporting Organization]]

;GNSO:[[Generic Names Supporting Organization]]. Develops and recommends to the Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains and other responsibilities set forth in the Bylaws (''ICANN Bylaws'').

;NCPH:[[Non-Contracted Parties House]]. Includes the [[Commercial Stakeholder Group]] and the [[Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group]] (''ICANN Bylaws'').

;NCSG:[[Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group]]. Represents the full range of non-commercial entities of the Internet (''ICANN Bylaws''). Not to be confused with the [[At-Large Advisory Committee]].

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 == ICANN structure ==
-;ALAC:[[At-Large Advisory Committee]]. Consider and provides advice on the activities of ICANN related to the interests of individual Internet users (''ICANN Bylaws'').
+;ALAC:[[At-Large Advisory Committee]]. Considers and provides advice on the activities of ICANN related to the interests of individual Internet users (''ICANN Bylaws''). Not to be confused with the [[Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group]].
-;ASO:ASO.
+;ASO:[[Address Supporting Organization]]. Advises the Board with respect to policy issues relating to the operation, assignment, and management of Internet addresses (''ICANN Bylaws'').
-;ccNSO:[[Country Code Names Supporting Organization]]. Develops and recommends to the ICANN Board global policies relating to country-code top-level domains (''ICANN Bylaws'').
+;ccNSO:[[Country Code Names Supporting Organization]]. Develops and recommends to the Board global policies relating to country-code top-level domains (''ICANN Bylaws'').
 ;CPH:[[Contracted Parties House]]. Includes the [[Registries Stakeholder Group]] and the [[Registrars Stakeholder Group]] (''ICANN Bylaws'').
 ;CSG:[[Commercial Stakeholder Group]]. Represents the full range of large and small commercial entities of the Internet, including the [[Business Constituency]], [[Intellectual Property Constituency]] and the [[Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency]] (''ICANN Bylaws'').
-;GAC:[[Governmental Advisory Committee]]. Consider and provides advice on the activities of ICANN as they relate to concerns of governments, particularly matters where there may be an interaction between ICANN's policies and various laws and international agreements or where they may affect public policy issues (''ICANN Bylaws'').
+;GAC:[[Governmental Advisory Committee]]. Considers and provides advice on the activities of ICANN as they relate to concerns of governments, particularly matters where there may be an interaction between ICANN's policies and various laws and international agreements or where they may affect public policy issues (''ICANN Bylaws'').
-;GNSO:[[Generic Names Supporting Organization]]
+;GNSO:[[Generic Names Supporting Organization]]. Develops and recommends to the Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains and other responsibilities set forth in the Bylaws (''ICANN Bylaws'').
 ;NCPH:[[Non-Contracted Parties House]]. Includes the [[Commercial Stakeholder Group]] and the [[Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group]] (''ICANN Bylaws'').
 ;NCSG:[[Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group]]. Represents the full range of non-commercial entities of the Internet (''ICANN Bylaws''). Not to be confused with the [[At-Large Advisory Committee]].