Afilias, PIR, and Neustar explain their position on a critical change to the domain name sales channel. Domain registries have a lot to lose if registry/registrar separation ends with the introduction of new top level domain names. Representatives of ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Battle Erupts Between Domain Registries and Registrars
· Policy & LawExisting registries fight registrars over registry-registrar separation. Registries: In this corner we have three registry providers, Public Interest Registry, Afilias, and NeuStar. They provide the backend and management of domain names such as .org, ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Renew Domain Names Before October Price Increases
· Domain RegistrarsRenew domains before end of September to avoid additional fees. It's that time of year again -- time for VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) and other registries to increase their wholesale price of domain names. VeriSign's wholesale prices for .com and .net ... Continue Reading15 Comments
.Org Domain Hit 7 Million Registrations
· Domain RegistrarsPublic Interest Registry reports milestone. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the registry that manages the .org top level domain, announced today that there are now 7 million .org domain names registered. Since management of the registry was assumed by ... Continue Reading3 Comments
.Org Domain Name Prices to Jump 10%
· Domain RegistrarsPublic Interest Registry to raise wholesale prices of .org domain names. Public Interest Registry, the registry for .org domain names, has notified ICANN that it is increasing wholesale prices 10%. The annual wholesale price for .org domain name ... Continue Reading5 Comments