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In a historic move, ICANN opened the doors to new gTLDs today. After more than seven years of planning, companies can officially submit their applications today for their own custom domain name gTLD (general top level domain). This move opens the world of TLDs to …
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During a special meeting in Singapore, ICANN’s Board of Directors approved one of the most historic changes to the Internet’s Domain Name System in its history. The Board voted to increase the number of generic top-level domains from the current 22, which includes the popular …
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ICANN has threatened three domain name registrars that they will face termination if they don’t start escrowing whois information within 15 days.
The three registrars that face termination are iWelt AG, Zog Media dba Zog Names, and Centrohost. According to ICANN, the registrars have not …
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has threatened to sue ICANN if the organizations trademarks are not added to a restrictions list, keeping potential registrants from registering names.
The IOC first threatened ICANN back in April over the introduction of new TLDs. The organization issues a …
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A New Jersey company is moving forward with plans to apply for .med and .give TLDs should the possibility of new TLD applications opening early next year become a reality.
Dot One, Inc. has filed three trademark applications over the last month for “Dot One”, …
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In a letter posted on the ICANN website, the US government is asking for the ICANN to not approve the launch of new TLDs during its upcoming meeting.
The letter, which is signed by Lawrence Strickling, the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, states that …
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After months of waiting for a decision, the ICANN board of directors has passed a new resolution that relaxes restrictions on domain registries owning registrars and registrars owning registries.
This new resolution is specific to the new TLDs, but will likely apply to existing TLDs …
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Come April 2011, you may be paying a little more for .org domain name – or at least Registrars of .org names will. In a letter to ICANN, the .org Registry (Public Interest Registry), said that they intend to increase wholesale pricing on .org domain …
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In what has become a popular move among Registries, VeriSign has asked for permission from ICANN to release one and two character .net domain names. Other Registrars that have previously requested to release one and two character domain names include Telnic (.tel), Affilias (.info)…
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Following the recent trend of seeking permission to offer one and two character domain names, Telnic has formally requested permission from ICANN to offer one and two character .tel domain names.
In the request, the Registry stated that they would not offer two letter domain …
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During ICANN’s board meeting this week, the .jobs Registry got a positive response, allowing it to open the registration process. Until now, the TLD has been restricted to companies that were registering their company name for career site purposes, GoDaddy.jobs for example. However, it will …
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Back in May of 2009, Tralliance, the .travel Registry, sought approval to sell one and two character .travel domain names. This week, the Registry got the news from ICANN that their request had been approved.
Jumping on the one and two character bandwagon, the …
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ICANN has now approved the delegation of two Chinese-character ccTLD’s (country code top level domains) to China. Additionally, they approved two to Taiwan, and one to Hong Kong. The requests for the three countries ccTLD’s were approved to move forward in April.
According to ICANN’s …
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ICANN has now approved a resolution that will allow the ICM Registry’s .xxx application to move forward. This is a big step for the TLD that has faced many hurdles, though even with this approval, the Registry still faces many more hurdles.
According to Board …
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ICANN’s Board of Directors approved the delegation of four new internationalized domain name ccTLDs last Thursday. These approved country code domains include Russia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Egypt.
An internationalized domain name (IDN) refers to domain names that contain non ASCII characters. These domain names offer the ability …
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As we reported in February, Affilias, who operates the .info Registry, asked ICANN for approval to sell one and two character .info domain names. ICANN approved this request at it’s board meeting last Thursday, 4/22/10.
Affilias plans to distribute the new one and two character domain names in a similar …
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Verisign has filed papers with ICANN proposing a new Domain Name Exchange, which would allow registrants of .net domain names to change them to other domain names.
Verisign claims that the new service would allow providers of packages that include domain names, but last less than a year to recoup …
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ICANN’s board today announced that there will be “strict separation of entities offering registry services and those acting as registrars. No co-ownership will be allowed.” However, they also said that if the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) came up with a compromise, the board would consider it.
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ICANN’s board has decided to delay their decision on the independent review of its decision to deny the ICM Registry the .xxx TLD. The board had originally authorized a contract with the Registry to launch .xxx during the last round of TLD launches. However, after much pressure from both the …
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.Info Registry Affilias has asked ICANN to approve their plan to offer one and two character domain names. ICANN originally reserves all one and two character domains from being registered with all newer TLDs.
.biz Registry Neustar recently launched one and two character domain names for registration and Affilias plans …
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Like the current battle for the .eco TLD, .Vegas has sparked a fight.
DotVegas Inc. currently has an agreement with the City of Las Vegas to launch and operate their new .vegas TLD once ICANN approves the new TLDs. DotVegas had agreed to pay 75 cents per domain or 10% …
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ICANN has approved Tenic’s request to offer internationalized domain names on their TLD, .tel. The Registry made the request in December and it just approved by ICANN Chief gTLD Registry Liaison Craig Schwartz.
By offering these new internationalized version of .tel domain names, users will now be able to register …
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Telnic, the company behind the .tel TLD, seeks permission to offer .tel IDNs. IDNs, or internationalized domain names,
Telnic CEO Khashayar Mahdavi has requested authorization from ICANN, allowing them to release domain names from the pool of reserved names in their Registry Agreement. These names include domains that contain hyphens …
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As of October 1, 2009, ICANN will no longer be under the control of the U.S. Government. The Joint Project Agreement (JPA) with the U.S., which is the agreement that ICANN has operated under since its inception, expires today and a new agreement, The Affirmation of Commitments, will take its …
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ICANN sent non-renewal notices to three Domain Registrars for failing to comply with the Registrar Accreditation Agreement. The three Registrars include South American Domains (namefrog.com), Simply Named Inc. (SimplyNamed.com), and Tahoe Domains Inc.
According to the letters, Simply Name Inc. and Tahoe Domains lost accreditation for “failing to submit an …
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