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Icann sells .web domain for record USD 135 mln
2016-07-29 15:34:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The .web domain has sold for a record USD 135 million in an auction by Icann. A company called Nu Dot Co won the auction and can now offer firms the chance to own a domain ending .web. The figure is three times as much as was paid for the previous record holder, .shop, which went for USD 41.5 million, the BBC reports. Losing bidders for the domain included Google and net registry firms Afilias, Radix and Donuts. It was not known who is behind the company Nu Dot Co, but it faced pressure to be excluded from the auction by the other bidders.
US govt approves handover of internet functions to ICANN
2016-06-10 10:03:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The US Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved the global internet multistakeholder community's proposal to transition the US government's stewardship role for the Internet domain systems (DNS) technical functions, known as the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions. The announcement marks an important milestone in the US government's effort to transition the internet's domain name system and ensure that the internet remains a platform for innovation, economic growth, and free speech. NTIA said the transition proposal must have broad community backing and maintain the openness of the internet. The organisation said it would not accept a plan that replaced its role with a government-led or intergovernmental organization solution.
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Icann adopts transition plan away from US management
2016-03-11 09:33:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) has completed its proposal for the transition to a new governance system at its latest meeting in Marrakesh. The plan was handed over to the US government for approval, ahead of the expected end to US stewardship of the internet naming system in September. Under the new proposal, a new model has been developed for managing the technical functions of the IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority), which is currently handled by the US's National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA). In addition to privatising the DNS system, it also proposes ways to enhance Icann's accountability as a fully independent organization answering to a wide range of stakeholders around the world. The proposal for a new model was first agreed in March 2014, and the final plan results from a year of consultations with the global internet community.
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Swedish telecom chief Marby named CEO of ICANN
2016-02-09 11:21:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Goran Marby, the director-general of the Swedish Post and Telecom authority, was named the next president and CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Marby will succeed existing president and CEO Fadi Chehade whose term finishes on 15 March. Besides acting as director Sweden's telecom authority, Marby was a technology CEO and start-up founder.
ICANN Hacked; Minecraft: Story Mode; Apple Pay Adds Banks, Stores
2014-12-19 19:02:58| PC Magazine HDTVs Product Guide
From the ICANN hack to Mojang's Minecraft: Story Mode, here's what you missed on Thursday.