Government 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
NTIA chief takes jab at Donuts hiring Atallah
· Policy & LawRedl suggests cooling off period between ICANN employment and working for domain companies. David Redl, who heads the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration, took an apparent jab at the outgoing President of ICANN's Global ... Continue Reading2 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
NTIA provides first semiannual report to Congress about ICANN
· Policy & LawReport explains what NTIA is doing about GDPR/Whois. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has submitted its first report (pdf) to Congress about adopted ICANN policies. Congress required NTIA to start providing a ... Continue ReadingLeave a 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
NTIA head: No Whois is “unmitigated victory for the spammers and scammers”
· Policy & LawRedl says U.S. government continues to fight for access to Whois information. This morning at the Internet Governance Forum in Washington, D.C., NTIA Assistant Secretary David Redl spoke about the impact of the EU's GDPR on Whois. He said the lack ... Continue Reading8 Comments
