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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... [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... [08 Jun 2006]

Stamp out dodgy domain registration, Icann told

News A study three years ago found Icann policies encouraged but did not require registration organisations - such as Go Daddy or VeriSign - to verify information from people who have submitted false... [08 Dec 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... [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... [11 Jul 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... [30 Mar 2005]

German group bids to wrestle dot-net from VeriSign

News However, today internet naming body Icann's deadline closed for companies bidding to take over the running of the dot-net domains, which account for around five million internet addresses. Icann will now... [18 Jan 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]

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.... [15 Sep 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... [08 Mar 2004]

VeriSign and Icann: Operating "protection racket"?

News The US registrars have apparently been doing a brisk trade in snapping up and reselling expired domain names - but they believe that Icann (the Internet Corporation for Assigned... [02 Mar 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... [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]

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... [17 Nov 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... [16 Oct 2003]

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