Verisign points out that NTIA announcement has nothing to do with .com, but at least one analyst has downgraded the stock due to uncertainty. Verisign issued a press release this morning reminding investors that Friday's big news about the U.S. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
This time it’s real: U.S. ready to give up control over key internet functions
· Policy & LawGovernment ready to relinquish control over IANA contract. In 2009 the U.S Government agreed to the "Affirmation of Commitments" with ICANN to set if free from U.S. control. The press ate it up, assuming that it meant the U.S. had given up control ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Verisign responds to NTIA: There’s a difference between “ability” and “advisability”
· Policy & LawVerisign says it will agree to add lots of new TLDs to the root, but advises against it at this time. Verisign has responded to the U.S. National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)'s demand that Verisign verify it will add new top ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
NTIA upset with Verisign, demands that it confirm it will process new TLD delegations
· Policy & LawNTIA questions Verisign's recent spate of concerns about new TLD rollout. ICANN has published a letter that Verisign sent to the U.S. National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) regarding Verisign's security and stability concerns ... Continue Reading1 Comment
ICANN to U.S. Government: End Joint Project Agreement
· Policy & LawICANN Chairman of the Board asks government to conclude JPA upon expiration this year. Peter Thrush, Chairman of ICANN's Board of Directors, has sent an eleven page letter (pdf) to National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Senators Push for Strickling to Keep Eye on ICANN
· Policy & LawIncoming NTIA chief asked to keep close eye on ICANN agreement. U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (of the infamous "Snowe Bill" ), R-Maine, and Bill Nelson, D-Fla, are pushing for incoming National Telecommunications & Information Administration chief Larry ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment