Public Technical Identifiers (PTI)

Pti is an affiliate of icann. Pti was established in august 2016 under the laws of the state of California as a non-profit Public benefit corporation and icann is its sole member. Icann is responsible for the performance of the iana functions. The iana functions include the maintenance of the registry of Technical internet protocol parameters, the administration of certain responsibilities associated with internet dns root zone and the allocation of internet numbering resources. Through contracts and subcontracts, icann has delegated the performance of the iana functions to pti effective october 1, 2016. Pti's sole purpose is the performance of the iana functions as delegated by icann under a direct contract with pti as well as three subcontracts. Through this series of agreements, icann is obligated to provide pti with all funding necessary for pti to perform the agreements. Pti has no other funding source. See additional information about pti's programs and activities on the pti website at: https://pti.icann.org/.