Internet name regulator ICANN delays new top level domains

December 13, 2010 by

Generic TLDs to allow companies to bid on new extensions Internet regulatory body ICANN postponed approval of a mechanism to let groups apply for and manage new Internet domain extensions called generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs), such as the existing .com and .net.

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Industry Standard Says "Latest Plan for Domain Names is as Doomed as .coop and .mobi."

April 8, 2009 by

ICANN’s plan to flood the Internet with an unlimited number of new global domain extensions continues to be a hot topic. Following Tuesday’s piece in USA Today, the Industry Standard weighed in Wednesday with an article headlined “Latest Plan for Domain Names is as Doomed as .coop and .mobi.”

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ICANN Plan for New gTLDs in More Trouble as U.S. Government Joins the Skeptics

December 19, 2008 by

ICANN’s plan to roll out an unlimited number of new global domain extensions starting next year has hit a major roadblock. The U.S

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