A committee chairman pushes ICANN to resolve complaints with its gTLD plan
Several U.S. lawmakers urged the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to back off on a plan to offer an unlimited number of new generic top-level domains until concerns about trademark protections and other issues can be addressed.
Many groups urge ICANN to cancel or postpone plans to add new gTLDs to the Internet
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 expense for businesses.
Registrations begin Wednesday for the new TLD .tel.
The first round of registrations for the new TLD (top-level domain) .tel opened Wednesday.
Experts descend on Sydney to discuss next-gen Internet
Sydney will host a conference of more than 1700 telecommunications experts next year to discuss the future of the Web, following lobbying of the Internet regulator by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the NSW Premier.
Internet addresses a hot .commodity
Proposed changes by ICANN to the domain name system could see Australian firms paying anywhere between US$185,000 to US$500,000 for the prestige of owning their own Top Level Domain (TLD).
