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U.S. Commerce Department Extends .com Contract with VeriSign

Grant Gross writes on InfoWorld:

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has approved an agreement for VeriSign Inc. to continue to operate the .com domain for six more years, despite objections about pricing and security.

The department has approved the .com agreement submitted by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the nonprofit organization that oversees the Internet’s technical infrastructure, VeriSign announced Thursday. The current .com contract expires in late 2007.

posted by Fergie @ 11/30/2006 05:48:00 PM