ICANN approves new TLDs. icann approves new tlds. Esther Dyson, ICANN's chairwoman, said she expects new names by early next year. In August, ICANN will begin accepting applications for new TLDs from anyone with the $50,000 submission fee. ICANN plans to announce in November a list which will be finalized by the end of the year. ICANN members have displayed affection for domain names such as .shop, .tel, .news, .banc, .museum, .union, .travel and .sex. For three perspectives on the ICANN conference, see quote.bloomberg.com, news.com or zdnn.com. ...

ICANN changes five directors. icann changes five directors. Five of the original nine member of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will be replaced this November. Five of the original nine member of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will be replaced this November....

ICANN to choose TLD suffixes. icann to choose tld suffixes. The International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) issued a report last Friday discussing 44 applications for new top-level domain (TLD) names. The International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) issued a report last Friday discussing 44 applications for new top-level domain (TLD) names. By the end of this week, at least some should get official approval, but the controversy that has always surrounded ICANN will certainly accompany any moves it makes. Among the suffixes that have gained encouraging ICANN nods are .air, .fin, geo, .info, .one, .biz and .web. Among those receiving negative signals were suffixes that would attempt to segregate by age such as .xxx and .kids. For more information, read news.excite.com, zdnn.com and/or news.com. ...

ICANN picks seven TLDs. icann picks seven tlds. The 19-member board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has chosen .aero, .biz, .coop, .info, .museum, .name and .pro to be added as top level domain (TLD) names. The 19-member board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has chosen .aero, .biz, .coop, .info, .museum, .name and .pro to be added as top level domain (TLD) names....

ICANN chooses new chief. icann chooses new chief. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has chosen the chief technical adviser for the University of California system as its new president and CEO. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has chosen the chief technical adviser for the University of California system as its new president and CEO....

Congress criticizes ICANN naming process. congress criticizes icann naming process. ICANN and its leadership, already the target of widespread criticism over a variety of issues including its decisions regarding Top Level Domain names, is now taking heat from the US congress. ICANN and its leadership, already the target of widespread criticism over a variety of issues including its decisions regarding Top Level Domain names, is now taking heat from the US congress. Adding a certain gravity to the meetings is the knowledge that a report by the Congressional General Accounting Office last year asserts that the US Commerce Department, not ICANN, holds the legal power to add new top level domains. The threat of pulling ICANN's charter is implicit....

When the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) declined multiple requests to dramatically expand the number of top level domains, New.net, a California company, launched 20 new domains by integrating them into the final part of web addresses. When the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) declined multiple requests to dramatically expand the number of top level domains, New.net, a California company, launched 20 new domains by integrating them into the final part of web addresses....

VeriSign files suit against ICANN. verisign files suit against icann. VeriSign’s lawsuit, filed in a Los Angeles federal court, claims that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) "has overstepped its authority by trying to become the regulator of the Internet."...

Domain registrars sue ICANN and Verisign. domain registrars sue icann and verisign. VeriSign is cementing its reputation as an internet villain according to several small domain-name sellers, who are taking the company, as well as regulator Icann, to court over the issue of waiting. VeriSign is cementing its reputation as an internet villain according to several small domain-name sellers, who are taking the company, as well as regulator Icann, to court over the issue of waiting. The US registrars have apparently been doing a brisk trade in snapping up and reselling expired domain names - but they believe that Icann (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) and VeriSign’s plan to create a ’waiting list’ for domain names about to run out could threaten their business....

ICANN dispute tests new internet services. icann dispute tests new internet services. When ICANN last fall to launch a new online search service, it saw an opportunity to help lost Web surfers find their way. When ICANN last fall to launch a new online search service, it saw an opportunity to help lost Web surfers find their way....