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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 in its powers. Icann - the Internet Corporation for Assigned... [28 Feb 2002]
Domain name fury leaves Europe ostracised
News Icann has threatened to freeze out several European countries unless they toe the line over domain name control. The internet governing body has rejected calls to put the country-code domain system on a professional footing, despite attempts by... [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 stipulations. As stated in a silicon.com story yesterday, ICANN's... [03 Apr 2001]
Icann survives baptism of fire
News Icann - the new domain name watchdog - came in for harsh criticism at its first meeting to discuss its future role in the organisation of global domain names such as .com and .net. They complained that it isn't clear how the board members of Icann... [16 Nov 1998]
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 fees on dot-com domains by... [05 Dec 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 del Rey, California. [16 Nov 2005]
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 an industry-led consortium which has taken on management of... [04 Jul 2000]
Icann, you can, we can
Comment Icann (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is one of the most powerful organisations in the new economy. Last October, Icann responded to the latter criticism by dumping three US committee members and replacing them with... [30 Jun 2000]
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 company showed 84 per cent of US citizens... [16 Oct 2003]
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 addresses, is heavily US-dominated. [10 Dec 2003]
For sale: Dot-org domains, one careful owner
News Icann (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has already received $35,000 from each of the prospective bidders by way of an administration fee, according to the BBC. The dot-org domain name is set to have a new owner after Icann... [25 Jun 2002]
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: "It is easy to see that the importance of separating registries... [02 Apr 2001]
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). Icann will ensure that NSI's resources are shared with potential competitors and will consider expanding Web addresses... [25 Nov 1998]
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 Network Solutions for the contract to handle registration of .com names. [09 Feb 1999]
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 Names and Numbers (Icann) and... [18 Jul 2005]
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