ðɪ ˌeɪˌɛsˈoʊz wˈɛb sˈaɪt stˈeɪts ðætðɪ ˌeɪˌɛsˈoʊz pˈɜːpəs "ɪz tə ɹᵻvjˈuː ænd dɪvˈɛləp ɹˌɛkəmɛndˈeɪʃənz ˌɔn ˈɪntɚnˌɛt pɹˈoʊɾəkˌɑːl ˌaɪpˈiː ɐdɹˈɛs pˈɑːlɪsi ænd tʊ ɐdvˈaɪz ðɪ ˈaɪkæn bˈoːɹd.
The ASO's web site states that the ASO's purpose "is to review and develop recommendations on Internet Protocol (IP) address policy and to advise the ICANN Board.