domain names icann agreement in news

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... [05 Dec 2006]

US to keep hold of Icann until 2011?

News The MoU, designed to pave the way for an eventual shift away from US control, outlines more specific obligations for Icann, such as procedures for establishing new top-level domain... [17 Aug 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... [08 Jun 2006]

Bush agrees web control pact with UN

News In addition, the internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), the not-for-profit organisation created by the Clinton administration to oversee day-to-day management is located in Marina... [16 Nov 2005]

Virtual red light district still in limbo

News The fate of the highly controversial dot-xxx internet domain will not be decided until "a future date", a representative of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names (Icann), which... [19 Sep 2005]

VeriSign to keep control of .net?

News Icann, the international body that manages the domain name system, appears to be on track to hand VeriSign control of the .net top-level domain registry until the middle of 2011. But... [30 Mar 2005]

.eu is officially born

News Icann (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the international body in charge of managing internet domains, has given the official go-ahead to the creation of a European top level... [24 Mar 2005]

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. Icann, the non-profit agency in charge of the internet's address... [14 Oct 2004]

World Summit on the Information Society kicks off

News Some countries, including open source fan Brazil and tech tiger China, would like to see governing body Icann, which currently regulates areas such as domain names distribution and IP... [10 Dec 2003]

VeriSign to restart controversial '404' redirect service

News VeriSign's Matt Larson, who spoke at the meeting organized by the Security and Stability Advisory Committee of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), said a poll paid for by his... [16 Oct 2003]

Icann still can

News The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) was granted another extension to oversee the administration of domain names - the third expansion of an... [23 Sep 2002]

US body 'taxing' European domains

News We don't charge customers for domain names based on their size, so neither should Icann," said Black. Europe's domain name registries have once again locked horns with... [08 Jan 2002]

Afilias denies incompetence

News His public display only serves to re-inforce the Registry's resolve to live up to both the spirit and letter of our agreement with ICANN in an open and transparent way. The official registry for dot-info... [10 Sep 2001]

Dot-com domain control stays in VeriSign's hands

News In a 12-3 vote, the directors of ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) allowed Verisign to continue its dual function for a further six years, with certain stipulations. As... [03 Apr 2001]

Dot-com domain control up for grabs

News The directors of Icann, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, will make the ruling. He told Vint Cerf, president of Icann, in a formal letter dated 28 February 2001:... [02 Apr 2001]

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