Tech Daily Dose: ICANN Paves Way For New Domain Names http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2008/06/icann-paves-way-for-new-domain.php?rss=1 en Copyright 2010 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:50:17 GMT http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification ICANN Paves Way For New Domain Names The Internet's key oversight agency relaxed rules today to permit the introduction of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of new Internet domain names to join ".com," making the first sweeping changes in the network's 25-year-old addressing system. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers -- ICANN -- unanimously approved the new guidelines on the final day of weeklong meetings in Paris.

ICANN also was considering a separate proposal to permit addresses entirely in non-English languages for the first time, the Associated Press reported. New names won't start appearing for at least several months, and ICANN won't be deciding on specific ones quite yet. The organization still must work out many of the details, including fees for obtaining new names, expected to exceed $100,000 apiece.

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