ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers,
at its meeting in Yokohama, Japan on July 16, 2000, has finally given the
green light for the addition of the first new generic top level
domain name extensions to be added to the Internet in nearly 20 years.
The 19 member board passed the resolution unanimously.
These new extensions will enter the root as equal alternatives to the
familiar .com, .net and .org.
The final decision on exactly which
extensions will be added and in which order is scheduled for
November/December 2000, with implementation targeted to begin in early
2001. Click
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breakthrough.