GoDaddy and Identity Digital will now be eligible to bid on contract. Today, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued a Request for Proposals for the administration of the .us top level domain. The government ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Can any registries win the contract to operate .US?
· UncategorizedThe draft RFP includes provisions that severely limit the pool of potential operators. In December, the U.S. government published a draft RFP to operate the .us country code domain and requested feedback. The National Telecommunications and ... Continue Reading3 Comments
U.S. government begins process to open bidding for .us registry
· UncategorizedNTIA issues draft RFP and outlines two-phase selection process to pick winner by April. The U.S. government will open a Request for Proposal next year to select a registry operator for the .us top level domain. The government currently contracts ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Trump win likely seals fate of .com prices
· Policy & LawPrice relief for .com registrants takes a step back with Trump's win. It might seem trivial to talk about Donald Trump's win and its impact on domain names, but this is a blog about domain names, so here we go. Trump's victory likely seals the ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Group outlines possible path to “.Com-petition”
· Policy & LawAmerican Economic Liberties Project says there are ways to pressure Verisign to lower .com prices. Last month, American Economic Liberties Project sent a letter to the U.S. government asking it to halt the renewal of the Cooperative Agreement with ... Continue Reading2 Comments
U.S. Gov considers Whois privacy for .us domain names
· Policy & LawWhois information would still be easy to obtain on a limited basis. Nearly all domain name ownership data has been redacted from public Whois in the wake of privacy regulations such as GDPR. But one top level domain name remains an outlier: ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Is the NTIA doing anything with domains?
· Policy & LawIt has been mostly silent since its Assistant Secretary stepped down last year. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is the U.S. government agency that cares about domain names. It manages the contract for .us ... Continue Reading1 Comment
“Stop the Price Increase of .COM” petition gains steam
· Policy & LawInternet Commerce Association, a group that represents the interests of domain name owners, is pushing a petition to tell the U.S. Government to continue to intervene to prevent Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) from increasing prices on .com domain names. The ... Continue Reading5 Comments
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
