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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 body, or a potential business opportunity down the road. [02 Feb 2005]
US bids to hold on to net
News It's designed in part to provide other nations with a forum to debate alternatives to the current form of internet governance, which is heavily influenced by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)--a California nonprofit... [04 Nov 2005]
Protect the net from UN menace, says US senator
News Suggestions that have been made include new mandates for "consumer protection", the power to levy taxes on domain names to pay for "universal access", and folding Icann into the International Telecommunications Union, a UN agency. [19 Oct 2005]
Consensus finally reached over Internet authority
News Network Solutions (NSI) and the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (Iana), yesterday published by-laws for an organisation called the Internet Cooperation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann). But Icann, based in Los Angeles, makes public... [18 Sep 1998]
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 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 originally struck in 1998. [23 Sep 2002]
Icann getting heavy with VeriSign
News Icann is giving VeriSign 15 days to correct the problems or face the prospect of losing its ability to sell domain names. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) yesterday accused VeriSign of breaching its contract because... [04 Sep 2002]
EC gives seal of approval to Net names authority
News EC commissioner, Martin Bangemann has written to the US government to give his approval to the new Internet naming authority, Icann (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). Icann will take over from Iana, an academic body that links... [06 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]
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 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]
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]
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]
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]
Amazon enters domain name game
News E-tail giant Amazon.com is to begin selling internet addresses to individuals and businesses having won approval to do so from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Amazon is not currently offering domains, and the site... [03 Mar 2003]
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