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Critics to ICANN: Top-level domain sale dangerous, costly

A controversial proposal to create hundreds of new generic top-level domains is generating harsh criticism as corporations and individuals question the need for additional competition in the domain name marketplace and

| News | Networking | Security | 12/15/08 at 1:03 pm |


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ICANN drops bad domain registrar, but on technicality

An Estonian company that registers domain names will have its accreditation revoked in about two weeks, the Internet's addressing authority said Wednesday.

| News | Internet | 11/13/08 at 10:27 am |


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ICANN meeting to focus on new top-level domains

Rolling out new generic top-level domains and adding non-English characters to the Internet are key agenda items at this week's ICANN meeting.

| News | Business | Internet | 11/04/08 at 1:04 pm |


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ICANN delays shutting down spammy Estonian registrar

ICANN will delay shutting down a dodgy Estonian domain registrar pending a review.

| News | Internet | Legal | 10/30/08 at 8:35 am |


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