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US to keep hold of Icann until 2011?
News The US government this week renewed its contract with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), effectively extending its grip on the administrative... [17 Aug 2006]
Stamp out dodgy domain registration, Icann told
News Smith concluded that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), the standards body for internet domain names, is failing to "weed out such... [08 Dec 2005]
Bush agrees web control pact with UN
News At issue in this dispute is the unique influence the US government wields over the master list of top-level domain names - such as dot-com, dot-org, and country codes... [16 Nov 2005]
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]
US can't dominate domain names, says UN
News Among the governance options put forward by the group were a continuation of the current system, creation of a world body to address public policy issues stemming from the work of the Internet Corporation for Assigned... [18 Jul 2005]
iTunes 'cybersquatting' row threatens Nominet authority
News Despite Nominet's claim on its website that it is "officially recognised as the .uk domain name registry by the internet industry, users and the UK government", the DTI said it does not officially... [27 May 2005]
Google sets up as domain registrar
News Rival registrars that make a business of selling domain names are speculating that the credentials will give Google a more powerful seat at the table with Icann, an internet government... [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]
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 internet's governing body has threatened to pull VeriSign's contract to sell web addresses unless the domain name company maintains more accurate records of its customers. The organisation has a... [04 Sep 2002]
Icann's price hike raises industry ire
News The UK domain name industry has reacted sceptically to proposals by the president of Icann to reform the way the internet governing body is run. Andy Duff, European director of New.net, which has... [28 Feb 2002]
Icann: "Disorganised, ineffective, understaffed and underfunded"
News The head of the body that governs global internet policy has proposed radical changes to the organisation's structure after admitting it has largely failed to live up to its promise. The changes will ensure that... [25 Feb 2002]
Domain name fury leaves Europe ostracised
News The internet governing body has rejected calls to put the country-code domain system on a professional footing, despite attempts by several European registries to force Icann into providing a service... [09 Jan 2002]
Dot-com domain control stays in VeriSign's hands
News WHOIS was pioneered by Network Solutions, the US government-funded body that VeriSign took over in 1999. In a 12-3 vote, the directors of ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned... [03 Apr 2001]
EU to probe Network Solutions
News Pope also claimed the industry's controlling body, Icann (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), is also making life difficult for smaller companies. NSI has faced heavy criticism over its... [01 Jul 1999]
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