ICANN Reviews Revoking Outdated Suffixes

ICANN REVIEWS REVOKING OUTDATED SUFFIXES
[SOURCE: Associated Press, AUTHOR: Anick Jesdanun]
Over the past few years, the Internet has seen new domain names such as ".eu" for Europe and ".travel" for the travel industry. Now, the key oversight agency is looking to get rid of some. Meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers began accepting public comments this week on how best to revoke outdated suffixes, primarily assigned to countries that no longer exist. The Soviet Union's ".su" is the leading candidate for deletion. ICANN wants to establish a formal policy and is accepting comments online until Jan. 31. Further deletions will likely take a year or longer to give users time to change. Reductions in the number of domains - now 265 - are likely to be temporary. ICANN is crafting rules on how to roll out additional domains, including ones in non-English characters. ICANN also is launching a review of eligibility rules for ".int," a domain reserved for international organizations.
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