Number Resource Organization
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| Type: | Unincorporated Organization |
| Industry: | Registry Organization |
| Founded: | 2003 |
| Founder(s): | APNIC, RIPE, ARIN, LACNIC |
| Website: | NRO.net |
| Key People | |
| Raúl Echeberría (LACNIC) Chairman John Curran (ARIN) Secretary | |
The Number Resource Organization, or NRO, is a unincorporated organization which brings together the world's five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). It was originally founded in 2003 by the 4 existing RIRs, and AfriNIC joined after its creation in 2005.[1]
Objectives[edit | edit source]
The self-described aims of the NRO are:
- Protect the unallocated Internet number resource pool
- Promote and protect the bottom-up policy development process
- Act as a focal point for Internet community input into the RIR system[2]
The NRO as ASO[edit | edit source]
The NRO also functions as ICANN's Address Supporting Organization, or ASO. In this role the ASO makes IP address policy recommendations to ICANN.[3]