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Technical Liaison Group(TLG)
A body within ICANN that connects the ICANN Board with appropriate sources of technical advice on matters pertinent to ICANN's activities. The TLG consists of four organizations, each of which can appoint two representatives to the group:
- European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
- International Telecommunications Union's Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T)
- World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
- Internet Architecture Board (IAB)
All TLG participants are also members of ICANN's Technical Experts Group (TEG).