Category Archives: ICANN

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

First New TLD Evaluations To Be Released This Friday

Fadi Chehade’s Report on New gTLD Milestones and Deadlines Mr. Chehade is energized to get the show on the road. He states, “We are on track. We are on target with our deadlines, and the program is under firm control.” … Continue reading

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ICANN’s Latest Updates

ICANN is trying to keep stakeholders informed on what is happening with new TLDs. But there are always questions: Here, ICANN’s Board Chairman, Steve Crocker gives some of the latest updates. Several questions are answered and updates given. If you … Continue reading

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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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