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VeriSign granted dot-com til 2012
News The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), an agency of the US Department of Commerce, said in a statement the contract would only be renewed at the end of its term if "the approval will serve the public interest in the... [05 Dec 2006]
Democrats rekindle porn domain debate
News The 11-page measure would require the US Department of Commerce to work with Icann, the non-profit organisation that oversees domain names, to develop plans for a domain name system that would house material deemed "harmful to minors". [20 Mar 2006]
China to set up its own 'splinternet'?
News The creation of Chinese character domain names has led to speculation that China could break away from Icann completely, and undermine the global unity of the DNS, the network of servers that resolves domain name requests. [02 Mar 2006]
Exposed: Dodgy domains spam message boards
News Cahn has made a sizeable fortune out of the sale of domain names over the years. Sergeant believes individuals and companies are abusing the system to increase their Google ranking, or those of their affiliates, or increase the resale value of a... [11 Jan 2006]
Icann signs off controversial budget
News Icann then had to gain approval for increased fees by two-thirds of the very domain name registrars paying the fees. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers hammered out the agreement late last week after resolving a key... [14 Oct 2004]
Adult entertainment makes a bid for top level domain
News Ten organisations have submitted detailed proposals to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) for the rights to sell the potentially lucrative domain-name suffixes. The criteria for judging the proposals require that there... [22 Mar 2004]
US bans sex sites' use of 'innocent' URLs
News These websites use legitimate-sounding domain names to lure children to sites with sexually explicit material. It applies to all domain names around the globe, even those in other countries and ending in suffixes such as .nl or .uk. [28 Mar 2003]
Icann ponders new top level domains
News Domain names can also be registered under dozens of country top-level domains such as .uk and .us. In late 2000, when the dot-com bubble had reached its bursting point and domain name registrations boomed, domain name expansion was considered an... [13 Nov 2002]
IDR sets dot-eu wheels in motion
News UK Internet registration company, IDR, is offering pre-registration for the European dot-eu domain name, before the European Commission has even approved it. Companies wanting to take advantage of this future top-level domain name are placed on a... [15 Dec 1999]
What's in a name? ICANN and the Net name game
Comment At its most recent meeting on 26 August in Santiago, Chile, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) approved a policy designed to break the back of domain name lawsuits. There is a real commercial incentive for big companies... [06 Sep 1999]
Icann gets US government seal of approval
News A fully competitive domain name system is now scheduled for October 1999. In a memorandum of understanding, the two parties have agreed to develop a framework for competition between domain name registrars. [25 Nov 1998]
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