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US can't dominate domain names, says UN

News A United Nations working group has published a long-awaited report that effectively challenges US supremacy over internet domain names. Among the governance options put... [18 Jul 2005]

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... [17 Aug 2006]

Geneva meeting to appoint domain name authority

News According to chairwoman Dr Tamar Frankel, the meeting defined: "a rough consensus and guidelines to the future interim board which will organise the corporation that will deal with domain... [27 Jul 1998]

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]

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... [04 Nov 2005]

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... [08 Dec 2005]

Google sets up as domain registrar

News The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), a nonprofit based in Los Angeles, has deemed Google a domain name registrar, according to the search... [02 Feb 2005]

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... [23 Sep 2002]

VeriSign settles deception case

News Network Solutions, which the US government originally awarded monopoly oversight over the issuance of domain names, now shares those responsibilities with dozens of... [25 Sep 2003]

German registrar deletes US website

News Joker.com's dealings with its customers are basically governed by the usual rules that govern business dealings," said a spokeswoman for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and... [12 Feb 2003]

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... [25 Feb 2002]

Icann unveils new domain names

News Three new domain names have been ratified to help curb the increasing demand to launch new websites. The Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and... [11 Sep 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). In a... [25 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,... [05 Dec 2006]

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]

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