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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... [05 Dec 2006]
US web stranglehold challenged
News A top UN official has called for changes to the way the internet is operated, taking aim at the US stranglehold on domain names and internet addresses. Speaking at the... [30 Oct 2006]
US bids to hold on to net
News Less than two weeks before a United Nations summit on the internet begins, technology firms including Google, IBM and Microsoft are supporting the Bush administration's efforts to maintain the United States' influence over... [04 Nov 2005]
Protect the net from UN menace, says US senator
News At the heart of this international political spat is the unique influence that the US federal government enjoys over internet addresses and the master database of top-level... [19 Oct 2005]
Google sets up as domain registrar
News Google has become accredited to register and sell web addresses under the governing body of domain names. Rival registrars that make a business of selling domain... [02 Feb 2005]
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]
Amazon enters domain name game
News Since the market became non-exclusive, more than 100 companies have won the right to register domain names. E-tail giant Amazon.com is to begin selling internet addresses to individuals... [03 Mar 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 agreement... [23 Sep 2002]
Icann getting heavy with VeriSign
News The organisation has a contract with the US government to approve web domain names, such as those ending in .info and .biz, and oversees policies to allow smaller... [04 Sep 2002]
Dot-com domain control stays in VeriSign's hands
News It provided names and contact details of site owners, facilitating a burgeoning trade in web addresses. In a 12-3 vote, the directors of ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned... [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. When Verisign bought US government backed registrar Network Solutions in 1999, it... [02 Apr 2001]
Icann funding plan angers national registrars
News The registrars behind country code domain names such as dot-uk and dot-fr are up in arms over a large bill from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann). Icann is... [04 Jul 2000]
AOL and France Telecom get green light to sell Web names
News Until now, Internet domain names were the sole responsibility of Network Solutions (NSI), on behalf of the US government. Icann, the Internet Corporation for Assigned... [22 Apr 1999]
Icann releases guidelines for .com competition
News Icann, the US government organisation due to take over the management of global domain names later this year, has issued guidelines for companies wishing to compete with... [09 Feb 1999]
Icann gets US government seal of approval
News The US government has approved the Internet's new ruling body, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann). Network Solutions (NSI) - a government... [25 Nov 1998]
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