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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... [17 Aug 2006]
China to set up its own 'splinternet'?
News China has announced it is creating a new set of domain names based on Chinese characters. China has created three of its own top-level domains that will use the domain... [02 Mar 2006]
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... [16 Nov 2005]
'Tunisia not fit to host world web summit'
News The US has stated repeatedly that it does not intend to give up its unique influence over domain names. Large US technology companies, including Cisco,... [15 Nov 2005]
US keeps keys to internet domain names
News At the moment, the US government maintains control of the internet's "root" - the master file that lists which top-level domains are... [01 Jul 2005]
VeriSign suit not about 'control of the internet' says ICANN chief
News In an interview with silicon.com, Paul Twomey, president and CEO of ICANN, said the case will be a distraction but that the organisation will continue with "core" issues such as... [08 Mar 2004]
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... [20 Jun 2003]
Sex sites using misleading URLs face closure
News The US House of Representatives is about to vote on a proposal that would criminalise the use of misleading domain names to lure unsuspecting people to... [27 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 -... [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... [04 Sep 2002]
Icann's price hike raises industry ire
News Andy Duff, European director of New.net, which has launched new domain names independent of the Icann system said: "There is now a groundswell of opinion saying Icann should be limited... [28 Feb 2002]
Icann: "Disorganised, ineffective, understaffed and underfunded"
News Stuart Lynn, president of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), listed its accomplishments, then added: "Icann is still not fully organised, and it is certainly not yet capable... [25 Feb 2002]
Domain name fury leaves Europe ostracised
News The issue hinges on the management of the root server, the underlying database for the registration and management of domain... [09 Jan 2002]
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... [03 Apr 2001]
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... [09 Feb 1999]
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