Vanuatu’s telecommunications regulator announced this week that their ccTLD .vu has successfully transitioned to Neustar’s registry platform. The Office of the Vanuatu Telecommunications, Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulator (TRBR) selected Neustar to be the Registry Operator for the .vu country code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) in August 2019 following a highly competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process…
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Amazon Gets Christmas Present From ICANN Winning .AMAZON
After a battle for the control of the .amazon new gTLD that’s been going on for 7 years, ICANN announced Friday [pdf] in a letter to the Secretary General Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization Brasilia they were to sign an agreement with the ecommerce giant Amazon for delegation of .amazon. It’s been a hotly contested battle…
ICANN: Draft FY21-25 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY21 Operating Plan & Budget
Brief Overview Purpose: The purpose of this public comment is to seek community input on ICANN‘s draft FY21-25 Operating & Financial Plan and draft FY21 Operating Plan and Budget. Current Status: Following the community’s inputs on the key Operating Initiatives and Financial assumptions and projection from June to August, 2019. ICANN Organization (ICANN org) prepared…
3 of Top 10 TLDs Show Registrations Decline In last 12 Months: Verisign DNIB
While .com proves to be unstoppable, with domains under management growing to 144.0 million, from 137.6 million, in the last 12 months, it was a mixed bag for the remainder of the top 10 TLDs from 12 months ago with 3 of those making the top 10 at the end of September 2018, all gTLDs,…
Apply Now for ICANN and PTI Leadership Positions
Today, the Nominating Committee (NomCom) for ICANN invites interested individuals to submit applications for key leadership positions within ICANN and Public Technical Identifiers (PTI), an affiliate of ICANN organization. Selected individuals will have a unique opportunity to work with accomplished colleagues from around the globe to help shape the Internet’s technical coordination and policy development.…