Verisign is negotiating with ICANN to bake price increases into current .com registry agreement. .Com registry Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has begun negotiations with ICANN to add price increases to its current contract to run .com domain ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Year in Review: Verisign gets its price hikes
· Policy & LawThe U.S. Government gave the green light to increase prices on .com domain names. It's an obscure contract issued by the U.S. government. For the domain industry, it means a lot. On November 1, The U.S. National Telecommunications and ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Verisign made domain aftermarket arguments in July
· Policy & LawLast week's blog post was not the first time Verisign called attention to domain investors. Last week Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) shocked many of its biggest customers by saying that domain investors are a problem. It turns out that this was not the ... Continue Reading21 Comments
Will Trump Administration give the green light to higher “tax-like” fees on domains?
· UncategorizedWith the Cooperative Agreement expiring next month, U.S. businesses could face higher tax-like fees on .com domains. The price consumers pay for .com domain names have been kept in check by an obscure agreement between the U.S. Department of ... Continue Reading1 Comment
How much would .Com domains cost if .com went out to bid?
· ServicesConsumers pay over a half billion dollars more than necessary each year to register .com domains. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) is currently in negotiations with the U.S. Department of Commerce with regards to the Cooperative Agreement to run the .com domain ... Continue Reading11 Comments
VeriSign’s domain base grew by 1.91 million names last quarter
· Policy & LawHistorically strong Q1 delivers for Verisign. VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) reported first quarter 2018 earnings after the bell yesterday. The base of .com and .net domain names grew by 1.91 million during the quarter and 9.6 million new .com and .net ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment