Verisign reported their results for the third quarter of 2017, and they show that .com and .net are performing strongly, combined, with renewal rates highest in the 6 years for which figures are available. In their financial results Verisign don’t break down .com and .net. Verisign ended the third quarter with 145.8 million .com and…
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Has the Australian Government Got Fed up With auDA?
The Australian Government has ordered a review into the operations of the .au policy and regulatory body, auDA. Could it be that after 2 years or turmoil and mismanagement that the government has had enough? Could it be that in the 2.5 years since Chris Disspain was unexpectedly dismissed as CEO, with a further 11…
Operating Standards for ICANN’s Specific Reviews
Brief Overview: The goal of the Bylaws-mandated Operating Standards (see Section 4.6) is to provide for a transparent and consistent review process by documenting rules and procedures. Please note, most procedures detailed in the draft Operating Standards are either based on existing best practices, or on processes that have been adapted from comparable procedures already…
ICANN: Proposal for Cyrillic Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules
Brief Overview Purpose: The Cyrillic script community has formed the Cyrillic script Generation Panel (GP), which in turn has developed a Proposal for the Cyrillic Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (Proposal [XML, 19 KB] and Proposal Documentation [PDF, 1.23 MB]). As per the LGR Procedure [PDF, 772 KB], this proposal is being posted for…
Global Internet Stakeholders to Meet at ICANN’s 60th Public Meeting in Abu Dhabi
ICANN will hold its 60th Public Meeting, ICANN60, in the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre from 28 October to 3 November. ICANN60 is hosted by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The meeting will bring together global stakeholders from government, business, civil society, non-government organizations, research institutions, technical communities and…