domain names dot icann
Icann gives go-ahead to new domain names
News The move means Icann has accepted there is a need to expand the current offering of seven TLDs, such as dot-com and dot-net, but has not reached a conclusion on how great the expansion... [17 Jul 2000]
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. Under a contract... [15 Sep 2004]
Virtual red light district still in limbo
News The fate of the highly controversial dot-xxx internet domain will not be decided until "a future date", a representative of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names... [19 Sep 2005]
Unofficial top-level domain names now available
News Capitalising on the disappointment of the seven new top-level domain names announced last year by governing body Icann, New.net is registering names such as... [06 Mar 2001]
Can Icann clarify dot-eu names?
Comment However, now Icann, the body controlling much rulemaking on the internet, is discussing the release of five new domain names just as likely to affect companies. However,... [26 Aug 2000]
Icann to introduce more elite domain names
News During 2002 the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) approved domains such as dot-biz, dot-info and dot-name to ease the clamour... [16 Dec 2002]
Icann dot-eu vote: one week to deadline
News Icann, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, will elect five new board members in the autumn, but to take part, users must register as an At Large member with the organisation by the... [24 Jul 2000]
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... [11 Jul 2005]
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... [08 Jun 2006]
Congress grills Cerf over Icann bias claims
News Critics claim Icann ignored several obvious choices like dot-web and dot-health, choosing obscure or confusing options like dot-coop and dot-biz... [08 Feb 2001]
China to set up its own 'splinternet'?
News Geir Rasmussen, chief executive of Global Name Registry, a domain name registration organisation which oversees the dot-name domain, said: "Fragmentation is a concern both to... [02 Mar 2006]
New domain names released by start-up upstart
News Steve Chadima, chief marketing officer for New.net, said: "Icann has done a very poor job of expanding domain names, hence all the good dot-com names... [19 Jun 2001]
Icann delays .xxx porn vote
News The move by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) was expected after ICM Registry, the Florida company that plans to operate dot-xxx, agreed on Monday to a... [17 Aug 2005]
New domain names on the horizon for 2008
News Icann (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the international body responsible for allocating generic and country code top-level domain names -... [14 May 2007]
dot-eu drive hit by 'stupid' pre-emptive strike
News Domain name registrar Centralnic.com has been given permission by Icann to roll out dot-eu dot-com and the company is now subleasing it under the guise that it is an... [09 Jun 2000]
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