domain names assigned name master
US to keep hold of Icann until 2011?
News The US government this week renewed its contract with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), effectively extending its grip on the administrative body that co-ordinates net... [17 Aug 2006]
Will .net fees rise after 2006?
News The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), the not-for-profit organisation responsible for internet addresses, quietly agreed to lift wholesale price restrictions on dot-net... [11 Jul 2005]
Domain names skyrocket - just don't mention the dot-com boom
News Under a contract with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), VeriSign operates the master database of all .com and .net domains. VeriSign collects a few dollars... [15 Sep 2004]
Icann "disappointed" in VeriSign
News VeriSign on Thursday sued the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) in federal court in Los Angeles, claiming it was unlawfully prevented from adding new features to the... [01 Mar 2004]
'Villainous' VeriSign to sue Icann
News Under its contract with Icann, VeriSign operates the master database of all .com and .net domains and collects a few dollars a year for each domain name from the scores of... [27 Feb 2004]
VeriSign slammed for .com spam aid
News There are already modifications to BIND software to take responses that contain that VeriSign address and turn it into a nonexistent domain error," Karl Auerbach, a veteran internet engineer and former board member of... [17 Sep 2003]
Dot-com domain control up for grabs
News The directors of Icann, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, will make the ruling. A vote will be held about who controls the master database of these top level... [02 Apr 2001]
Icann ruling opens up domain name market
News A controversial ruling by Internet Corporation Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), the body which oversees Web address allocation, has laid the foundation to open competition of domain... [05 Nov 1999]
Network Solutions' domain name monopoly slipping away
News Former Net name registrar, Network Solutions, has finally agreed to give competing registrar companies access to its master domain name database, according to a leaked... [28 Sep 1999]
WIPO tries to head off domain name disputes
News WIPO believes disputes will occur between Network Solutions and commercial domain name registrars, as they fight for equal access to the master database of Web site addresses. The... [30 Apr 1999]
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