Category: Domain Names

ICANN Approves Changes to .INFO and .BIZ Registry Agreements – The ICANN Board has approved requests from NeuStar and Afilias, operators of the .biz and .info registries respectively, intended to curb domain tasting. The changes limit the number of deletions during the five-day Add Grace Period (AGP) that a registrar can execute and receive a…

.COM and .NET Registry Fees To Increase – VeriSign has announced that as of October 1, the registry fee for .com domain names will increase from $USD 6.42 to $6.86, an increase of 7%. Also, the fee for .net domain names will increase from $3.85 to $4.23, an increase of 10%. Individual registrars will decide…

.CA Registry Launches One Million Domain Countdown – The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has launched a campaign to celebrate the registration of one million dot-ca domain names, with the milestone expected in April. The campaign website onemilliondomains.ca features dot-ca facts, a trivia challenge, and profiles on a number of dot-ca sites. .XXX Domain Proponent…

More Than 500,000 Applications At Close of .ASIA Landrush – The .asia Landrush period ended on March 13. The total number of domain applications was 505,838, including applications received during Landrush and the earlier Sunrise and Pioneer periods. During Sunrise and Landrush, 46,748 domains received more than one application and will go to auction. The…

Worldwide Domain Registrations Climb To More Than 153 Million In 2007 – According to VeriSign’s quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief, at the close of 2007 there were more than 153 million domain name registrations worldwide, a 27% annual increase. The number of .com and .net domain names surpassed 80 million, a 24% increase; and ccTLD…

Network Solutions Sued Over Domain Front Running – A class action lawsuit has been filed against Network Solutions for domain front running. ICANN is also named in the suit filed by Kabateck Brown Kellner, LLP. According to the law firm’s press release: “Whenever someone searches for the availability of a domain name through Network Solutions’…

There has been quite a bit of fallout since it first came to light in December that Network Solutions had started the practice of front running domains under the pretenses that it was reserving the domain name you searched for in order to protect you from somebody else registering it. That’s a lot of rubbish if…

.ASIA Landrush Under Way – The landrush period for the new .asia domain was launched on February 20. A total of 266,663 landrush applications were received within the first 24 hours. The landrush period continues until March 12, and general first-come first-served registration is scheduled to begin on March 26. Public Hearing On ICANN/DOC Mid-Term…

Results From ICANN Meetings in New Delhi – The ICANN meetings in New Delhi, India concluded on February 15. Among the resolutions adopted at the Board meeting were: directing staff to continue implementation work on new gTLDs, deciding to deploy IPv6 across ICANN’s own infrastructure, and approving the Framework and Principles on Accountability and Transparency.…

ICANN Meetings Under Way In New Delhi – The ICANN meetings in New Delhi continue until Friday, February 15. Among other topics the meetings will include: a discussion of the review of the Joint Project Agreement between ICANN and the U.S. Government, a workshop on fast-tracking a limited number of IDN ccTLDs, and a workshop…

ICANN Board Recommends Action On Domain Tasting – ICANN is “looking to effectively end domain tasting”. At its January 23 meeting, the ICANN Board passed a resolution to begin the process of including ICANN transaction fees, presently $0.20 per domain, for all domain registrations including those deleted during the five-day Add Grace Period (AGP). More…