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China creates own Internet domains

March 1, 2006 The country may be planning to break away from ICANN, after creating its own versions of several top-level domains. TAGS: domain name, domain, China, DNS, U.S., server

U.N. summit revives concerns about Net control

October 27, 2006 Diplomats head to Athens for a summit that will resume a long-simmering debate about the United States' role on the Internet. TAGS: summit, U.N., Zimbabwe, domain name, Bush Administration, concern, U.S., agreement, analysis

U.N. debate swirls around domain name power

November 2, 2006 Attendees at U.N. summit discuss how U.S. authority to yank country codes could be lessened. TAGS: U.N., authority, Bush Administration, domain name, domain, nation, U.S., Washington, server, security

Feds renew contract with Net oversight body

August 16, 2006 Under the new agreement, ICANN will remain under U.S. supervision until up to 2011. TAGS: agreement, contract, domain name, organization, U.S., DNS, agency, function

U.S. voices openness to private Net control

July 26, 2006 Despite assertions last year to the contrary, a Commerce Dept. official says U.S. is exploring privatization of the DNS. TAGS: memorandum of understanding, principle, DNS, U.S., domain name, government, control, agreement, agency

At U.N. Internet summit, calls for change

November 2, 2006 Delegates at Athens summit tackle the dominance of English, censorship vs. free speech, and other issues. TAGS: summit, U.N., China, U.S., speech, domain name, blog

Week in review: Seismic shifts

November 3, 2006 Between the Microsoft-Novell deal, and a call for a less U.S.-centric Internet, major change appears on the tech world's horizon. TAGS: Novell Inc., Week in review, influence, domain name, Red Hat Inc., U.N., reader, open source, call, Linux, CEO, Microsoft Corp., U.S., Microsoft Windows

U.N. proposes changes to Net's operation

October 30, 2006 Official takes aim at "self-serving justifications" for permitting the U.S. to preserve its unique influence and authority online. TAGS: U.N., justification, influence, nation, expression, domain name, U.S.

ICANN board approves settlement, price hikes

March 1, 2006 Deal extends VeriSign's lucrative monopoly over .com domain, with price hikes. But feds could still block it. TAGS: VeriSign Inc., settlement, monopoly, agreement, proposal, domain, favor, domain name, U.S.
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