Whois 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
U.S. Gov says o.com auction is not an issue after all
· Policy & LawThe government appears to back off four months after questioning Verisign's proposed o.com sale. A few months after a National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) official objected to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) auctioning off ... Continue Reading16 Comments
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
U.S. Gov gives Neustar 10-year extension on .Us domain
· ServicesNeustar wins contract to continue operating .Us through 2029. The U.S. government has extended its contract with Neustar to operate the .Us domain name extension for up to the next ten years, until 2029. National Telecommunications and Information ... Continue Reading5 Comments
David Redl resigns from NTIA
· Policy & LawMan who gave green light to .com price increases is moving on. David Redl has abruptly resigned from his post as Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration ... Continue Reading4 Comments
U.S. Gov pushes Verisign and PIR to help cut Opioid sales
· Policy & LawGovernment wants to cut online opioid sales at the registry level. Remember when the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) amended its contract with Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for running .com and its statement mentioned ... Continue Reading20 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
A coming push for Trusted Notifier programs in .com
· Policy & LawU.S. Government would like Trusted Notifier programs for .Com. Last week, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released a statement when it renewed its Cooperative Agreement with Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN). Here's the ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Verisign stock skyrockets on new contract terms
· Policy & LawStock up 18% after U.S. government grants pricing windfall. Shares in Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) are trading sharply higher today after the company signed a new agreement with the U.S. Government for .Com. That Verisign would continue to run .com ... Continue Reading3 Comments
U.S. Government follows up on “cooling off period” idea for ICANN employees
· Policy & LawNTIA chief wants ICANN to restrict post-ICANN employment. Following up on remarks made during ICANN 63 in Barcelona last week, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) head David Redl sent a letter to ICANN Friday criticizing ... Continue Reading5 Comments
