Category Archives: ICANN

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

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

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Joe Alagna

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?

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Joe Alagna

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

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Joe Alagna

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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Do Not Miss the Cramton Associates Applicant Auction Workshop

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Joe Alagna

Note/Update: (I have no affiliation with Cramton Associates and do not mean in any way to discount other auction providers offering services. Please feel free to send me links if you provide similar services; I’ll post them here.) I attended … Continue reading →

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