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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 competitors. VeriSign has settled charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission... [25 Sep 2003]
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). However, the EC has not yet given its support to the... [06 Nov 1998]
Dot-com domain control up for grabs
News The directors of Icann, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, will make the ruling. When Verisign bought US government backed registrar Network Solutions in 1999, it agreed to sell off either its registry services or its... [02 Apr 2001]
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. It provided names and contact details of site owners... [03 Apr 2001]
AOL and France Telecom get green light to sell Web names
News Until now, Internet domain names were the sole responsibility of Network Solutions (NSI), on behalf of the US government. Icann, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, announced the appointments yesterday and will closely monitor... [22 Apr 1999]
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). Despite fears that the Internet would remain forever... [18 Sep 1998]
EU to probe Network Solutions
News Pope also claimed the industry's controlling body, Icann (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), is also making life difficult for smaller companies. NSI has faced heavy criticism over its handling of the deregulation of the domain... [01 Jul 1999]
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 memorandum of understanding, the two parties have agreed to develop a framework for competition between domain name... [25 Nov 1998]
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 names - such as dot-com, dot-org, and country codes including dot-uk and dot-jp - as a result of the network's historical origins. [16 Nov 2005]
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