Category Archives: ICANN

Anything Related to the Internet Corporation for Names and Numbers (ICANN)

What Might The New gTLD Rollout Look Like?

What New Domain Names Will Be Released First? [UPDATE: I’ve had some feedback to this and realize that I’ve not accounted any time for Contract Negotiations, and  Pre-delegation Testing.  That could easily add about 3-4 months to the estimates I … Continue reading

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Good News For Domainers & Registrars – Verisign Loses Automatic Price Increase But Keeps .com

In a document signed November 29, 2012, the U.S. Department of Commerce took away Verisign’s automatic price increase provisions on .com domain names. Previous contracts with ICANN had allowed Verisign to automatically increase prices during the term of the agreement … Continue reading

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New gTLD Progress Report; Are You Confused?

Don’t worry, you’re not alone. I recently had a question from a new gTLD applicant who is facing no contention but feels that all the information being put out by ICANN only serves to confuse people more. I tried to … Continue reading

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ICANN Publicizes GAC Early Warnings

ICANN held true to its word today and made GAC (Government Advisory Council) Early Warnings public on its website. If you applied for a new TLD and your application for a new gTLD has a GAC early warning, you can … Continue reading

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