Domain Name Overseer Proposes Ending Price Caps on .Org, .Info Domains

ICANN has proposed new contracts for the .Org and .Info registries that would eliminate price caps on the domain names. Under the terms of the new agreements, .Org operator Public Interest Registry and .Info operator Afilias could increase prices on registrations to an unlimited amount, provided that they give advance notice. A price hike means …

VeriSign added 1.29M domains in the 4th quarter of 2018

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a leader in domain names and internet infrastructure, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2018. Fourth Quarter GAAP Financial Results VeriSign, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $307 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, up 4.0 percent from the same quarter in 2017. VeriSign …

Long Road to .Web as Afilias files for IRP

The wait for .Web is just about to be longer after Afilias file a notice and request for an independent review process. Most recently, Donuts that was recently acquired by Former ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade backed ABRY Partners lost at the Court of Appeal. Donuts had claimed that ICANN” “intentionally failed to abide by its …

Internet Third Quarter of 2017 Closes with 330.7 Million Domain Name Registrations

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global leader in domain names and internet security, today announced that the third quarter of 2017 closed with approximately 330.7 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), a decrease of approximately 1.2 million domain name registrations as of Sept. 30, 2017.1 The decrease of approximately 1.2 million domain …

Internet Grows to 331.9 Million Domain Registrations in the Second Quarter of 2017

VeriSign a global leader in domain names and internet security, has today announced that approximately 1.3 million domain name registrations were added to the internet in the second quarter of 2017, bringing the total number of domain name registrations to approximately 331.9 million across all top-level domains (TLDs) as of June 30, 2017.1 The increase …

March 2017 was strong for .Com domains with 3.22 million new registrations

The latest official .com transactions report from Verisign, which includes data by registrar for March 2017 have shown that March was a strong one with 3.22 million new .com domain registrations. Compare this to March 2016 when there were 3.08 million new .com registrations. The top registrars in terms of new registrations saw little movement. …