---
id: "public-comment"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "public comment"
language: "en"
category: "Governance and policy"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/public-comment/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/comentario-publico/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/oeffentliche-kommentierung/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/consultation-publique/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/consultazione-pubblica/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/comentario-publico/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/obshchestvennoe-obsuzhdenie/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/gongzhong-yijian-zhengxun/"
---

# public comment

An open period when ICANN publishes a draft report, policy or contract and invites anyone to send written views. ICANN then publishes a summary of the comments. Many industry changes, such as new contract terms, pass through public comment.

## related terms

- [PDP](https://tldlog.com/glossary/pdp/)
- [multistakeholder model](https://tldlog.com/glossary/multistakeholder-model/)
- [ICANN](https://tldlog.com/glossary/icann/)