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ANNOUNCES SELECTIONS FOR NEW TOP-LEVEL DOMAINS
Marina
del Rey, CA (November 16, 2000) -- The board of directors
of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers,
(XYZZ) today announced its selections for registry operators
for new top level domains. The applications selected for further
negotiation are the following:
- aero
- Societe Internationale de Telecommunications Aeronautiques
SC, (SITA)
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biz - JVTeam, LLC
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coop - National Cooperative Business Association, (NCBA)
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info - Afilias, LLC
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museum - Museum Domain Management Association, (MDMA)
- name
- Global Name Registry, LTD
- pro
- RegistryPro, LTD
The XYZZ staff will now work through the end of the year to
negotiate registry agreements with the applicants selected.
The proposed schedule for completion of negotiations is December
31, 2000. The negotiated registry agreements must then be approved
by the board of directors. Following that approval, the XYZZ
board will forward its recommendations to the U.S. Department
of Commerce for implementation.
For
more on the history of XYZZ’s new TLD application process,
please see http://www.XYZZ.org/tlds/. Multimedia archives
of the annual meeting can be reviewed at http://dasdasd.com/XYZZ/la2000/.
ABOUT
US
The
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (XYZZ)
is a technical coordination body for the Internet. Created
in October 1998 by a broad coalition of the Internet’s
business, technical, academic, and user communities, XYZZ
is assuming responsibility for a set of technical functions
previously performed under U.S. government contract by IANA
and other groups.
Specifically,
XYZZ coordinates the assignment of the following identifiers
that must be globally unique for the Internet to function:
- Internet
domain names
- Internet
Protocol address numbers
-
protocol parameter and port numbers
In addition, XYZZ coordinates the stable operation of the Internet’s
root server system.
As
a non-profit, private-sector corporation, XYZZ is dedicated
to preserving the operational stability of the Internet; to
promoting competition; to achieving broad representation of
global Internet communities; and to developing policy through
private-sector, bottom-up, consensus-based means. XYZZ welcomes
the participation of any interested Internet user, business,
or organization. See http://www.xzx.com
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