Autor: msvh_at_icann.org
Data: Mon 19 Apr 1999 - 23:58:35 MET DST
ICANN TO ANNOUNCE FIRST FIVE COMPETITIVE DOMAIN NAME REGISTRARS AT
CYBERCAST PRESS CONFERENCE
What:
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN-www.icann.org) will announce the five companies that have been
selected to participate in the initial testbed phase of the new competitive
Shared Registry System for the .com, .net, and .org domains. These five
participants will be the first to implement the new system for competition
in the market for .com, .net, and .org domain name registration services.
Currently, registration services in the .com, .net, and .org domains are
provided by Network Solutions, Inc. under a contract with the United States
government.
In addition, ICANN will announce the names of other companies that have met
the criteria to serve as domain-name registrars in the post-testbed phase
of full competition.
Who:
-Esther Dyson, ICANN Interim Chairman
-Mike Roberts, ICANN Interim President and Chief Executive Officer.
-Representatives of the five new registrars (names to be announced at the
press conference).
Where:
National Press Club
Holeman Lounge
529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor
Washington, D.C.
Cybercast at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/icann/press/
When:
Wednesday, April 21
10:00-10:45am EST
Background:
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a new,
non-profit, international corporation formed to oversee a select number of
the Internet's core technical management functions. Between now and
September 2000, ICANN is slated to gradually take over responsibility for
coordinating domain name system management, IP address space allocation,
protocol parameter assignment coordination, and root server system management.
Contact:
Pamela Brewster
Alexander Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
(415) 923-1660, ext. 167
pbrewster_at_alexanderogilvy.com
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