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VeriSign granted dot-com til 2012
News The decision follows a lawsuit settlement reached back in March, when the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), which oversees the net's address infrastructure, gave VeriSign the right to raise fees on dot-com domains by... [05 Dec 2006]
Dot-com domain price hike sparks angry debate
News The settlement, approved by Icann's board by a 9-5 vote, ended a legal spat that started with VeriSign's controversial move to take control of all unassigned dot-com and dot-net domain names in 2003. The dispute arises out of a lawsuit settlement... [08 Jun 2006]
Sex.com hijacker arrested after four years on the run
News Upon learning that the domain name was transferred without his permission, Kremen, founder of Match.com, not only launched a legal battle against Cohen but also Network Solutions' parent company, VeriSign. [31 Oct 2005]
Dot-mobi: Follow operator code or you don't get a URL
News Dot-mobi domain names are expected to become available from early 2006, with trademark holders the first to be allowed to register for URLs.mTLD officially won the right to administer the dot-mobi domain in July from Icann - the Internet... [24 Oct 2005]
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 registry fees last month when it renewed a contract... [11 Jul 2005]
German group bids to wrestle dot-net from VeriSign
News Denic, the not-for-profit German organisation responsible for the administration of dot-de domain names has thrown its hat into the ring in bidding to handle dot-net domains, adding that it is time the market wrestled some power back from US firm... [18 Jan 2005]
Domain names skyrocket - just don't mention the dot-com boom
News VeriSign collects a few dollars a year for each domain name from the approximately 200 ICANN-accredited registrars that sell domain names to the public. Some of the key factors that spurred domain registrations and renewals include a spurt of... [15 Sep 2004]
Domain name registrations now beating dot-com days
News Over 4.7 million new registrants joined the list of owners in the first three months of this year - an all-time high not seen in the history of the internet, according to VeriSign's latest Domain Name Report. [09 Jun 2004]
VeriSign suit not about 'control of the internet' says ICANN chief
News The main resolution gave the go-ahead for ICANN to press ahead with the process of finding a "successor operator" for the dot-net domain by June - ahead of the original contract with VeriSign, signed in 2001, expiring. [08 Mar 2004]
'Villainous' VeriSign to sue Icann
News A long-simmering dispute between the two organisations that control the way internet domain names and addresses are run has spilled out into the public domain, after VeriSign filed a lawsuit claiming it had unlawfully been prevented from adding... [27 Feb 2004]
Icann dot-com handover backed by court ruling
News The charges were filed after Icann said it would hand over the management of expired domain names ending in .com and .net, called the Wait-Listing Service, to online security company VeriSign. VeriSign, which has a government-granted monopoly as... [17 Nov 2003]
Icann plans thwarted by US bill
News A pair of Washington state politicians, on behalf of a collection of companies that register domain names, said they intend to block a controversial procedure that would establish VeriSign as a central place to buy all expiring dot-com and dot-net... [20 Jun 2003]
German registrar deletes US website
News Chuck Gomes, a vice president at VeriSign, which runs the dot-com registry, said he is not familiar with the Ogrish.com dispute but the transfer could be in the middle of the standard five-day process. [12 Feb 2003]
For sale: Dot-org domains, one careful owner
News Previous owner Verisign surrendered control of the domain in exchange for an extension to its control of the far more lucrative dot-com domains. As a result of the deal Verisign will now enjoy control of the dot-com registry until at least 2007. [25 Jun 2002]
New domain names released by start-up upstart
News VeriSign enforces the Icann't party line http://www.silicon.com/a44695 Steve Chadima, chief marketing officer for New.net, said: "Icann has done a very poor job of expanding domain names, hence all the good dot-com names have gone. [19 Jun 2001]
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