Contract to run "telephone number registry" is out for bid. You may know Neustar as the registry for the .biz domain name, and the registry selected by many applicants for new top level domain names. But that's not its bread and butter. Its business ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Body.com seller took a loss, plus Neustar buys a .com
· Domain SalesBody.com sold for a loss, plus the .biz registry buys a .com in this week's Sedo end user sales roundup. Sedo's big sales week was led by the $380,000 sale of Body.com. The domain was sold through Sedo's partnership with GoDaddy. This is the second ... Continue Reading2 Comments
New TLD updates: Neustar 358, Key-Systems 31
· UncategorizedNeustar signs up boatloads of new TLD applicants and news from Key-Systems. New top level domain news stories are coming fast and furious today. Here are a couple more updates: Nuestar (NYSE: NSR) said it has been selected as the backend registry ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Neustar Announces .Biz Price Increase
· Policy & Law.Biz registration and renewal prices increase in six months. Neustar has informed its registrars and ICANN that it will increase its annual prices for .biz domain names effective February 1, 2012. The new price will be $7.85, or 55 cents more than the ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Neustar Offers $10k a Year .Brand Domain Names
· UncategorizedA dormant .brand domain for $10,000 a year (plus ICANN fees). Domain name registry Neustar has created a new package for companies wishing to get their own .brand top level domain names. Called the "Brand Assurance Package" (pdf), it's a bare bones ... Continue Reading2 Comments
ICANN to Neustar: Yes, You Can Own a Registrar
· Policy & LawRegistry-Registrar separation will create interesting circumstances for established registries. ICANN Senior Vice President Kurt Pritz sent a letter to Neustar Vice President Jeff Neuman last week (pdf) regarding registry-registrar separation. ... Continue Reading4 Comments
.Biz Prices to Increase Along with .Org
· UncategorizedAnother domain name price increase announced. .Biz domain name registry NeuStar has informed ICANN (pdf) that it intends to raise wholesale prices for .biz domain names effective April 1, 2011. That's the same time that Public Interest Registry will ... Continue Reading4 Comments
ICANN Board Drops Bomb on Registrars Hoping to Launch New TLDs
· Policy & LawBoard opts for separation of registrars and registries for new top level domain names. [Update: Minutes from board meeting emphasize pending plan from GNSO.] ICANN's board resolved today that there will be "strict separation of entities offering ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Go Daddy, Neustar, IPC Say No to Nairobi Meeting
· ServicesGroups back out of Nairobi meeting over security concerns; will test limits of remote participation systems. Domain name registrar Go Daddy, registry Neustar, and the Intellectual Property Constituency have all informed ICANN that they will not be ... Continue Reading4 Comments
On.biz Leads Two Character .Biz Sales Chart
· Domain SalesTwo character .biz auction site has sold hundreds of domains. Neustar has auctioned off some of its one and two character .biz domain names through Sedo and Moniker, but last month it started online auctions in conjunction with Pool at ... Continue Reading1 Comment