Companies weigh in on IANA transition, Whois access and more. Last month, the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) asked stakeholders to comment on the government's internet policy priorities for 2018 and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
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
U.S. government asks ICANN to investigate GoDaddy’s Whois policy
· Policy & LawU.S. gov weighs in on GoDaddy's Whois policy. The U.S. government has sent a letter to ICANN asking it to review GoDaddy's (NYSE: GDDY) activities around blocking access to Whois records. David Redl, who heads the National Telecommunications and ... Continue Reading4 Comments
U.S. Gov: Whois info must remain available
· Policy & LawNew NTIA chief pushes back on effort to scale back Whois information. David Redl, the new head of the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration, told an audience at State of the Net 2018 today that Whois data must remain ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Trump’s nominee for NTIA administrator is still on hold
· Policy & LawDemocrat Brian Schatz places hold over concerns about deal struck with Republican Ted Cruz. It has been nine months since Donald Trump took office but the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) still does not have an ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Judge issues order on IANA transition
· Policy & LawHanks said there was no evidence to prove harm. On Friday, United States District Judge George Hanks in Galveston denied a request for an injunction that would have stopped the United States from allowing its contract with ICANN for IANA functions to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Here’s what happened to ICANN on Capitol Hill yesterday
· Policy & LawHearing gets feisty: threats of jail time, questions about China and more. Ted Cruz is on a mission to halt the U.S. government from relinquishing contracts with ICANN related to IANA functions. That transition is due to take place at the end of this ... Continue Reading29 Comments
GAO: Internet IANA functions transition is not a transfer of government property
· Policy & LawGAO says IANA transition is not a transfer of government property, which would require congressional approval. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released an analysis yesterday determining that the proposed transition of IANA functions to ... Continue Reading41 Comments
IANA transition from U.S. government could ride on a rider
· Policy & LawSenator suggests appropriations ride as a way to stop transition. Will the transition of the U.S. government's oversight of IANA internet functions end this month as planned? Or will it be delayed? It could ride on a rider. Senator Ted Cruz has ... Continue Reading5 Comments
.Com price doubling? Here’s what all that talk is about
· Policy & LawCould the price of .com domain names skyrocket in a couple years? You might have received a couple of emails from Domaining.com this week (or seen a post on its site) suggesting that the price of .com's might double in 2018, and urging you to comment ... Continue Reading18 Comments
