Fee for '.org,' '.info' names to jump |
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Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:09
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NEW YORK (AP) - Wholesale prices for Internet addresses ending in '.org' and '.info' are going up 2.5 percent in mid-October, about the same time fees for '.com' and '.net' are increasing.Public Interest Registry, which runs '.org,' announced the increase in a letter Wednesday to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the Internet's key oversight agency. Afilias Ltd., which runs '.info,' disclosed its plans last week.The per-name fee is what PIR and Afilias collect annually from registrars, the companies that sell domain names on their behalf. Such charges are generally incorporated in the prices companies, groups and individuals pay to register names, and they apply to new registrations, transfers and renewals.An increase of up to 10 percent a year was authorized under ICANN's latest contracts with PIR and Afilias, both dated Dec. 8. PIR and Afilias chose to increase fees by 15 cents, or 2.5 percent, to $6.15.The '.org' increase takes effect Oct. 18, and '.info' on Oct. 15.Earlier this month, VeriSign Inc. announced it would increase the annual fee for '.com' by 7 percent to $6.42, and the '.net' fee by 10 percent to $3.85. VeriSign said the fee increases, coming Oct. 15, stem from a need to keep up with growing online use as well as threats from hackers.PIR and Afilias did not cite a reason in their letters to ICANN.The '.org' suffix is the world's fourth most popular domain name, and '.info' ranks No. 6, but both pale in registrations compared with '.com.' The '.info' suffix was one of seven ICANN approved in 2000 in the first major expansion of Internet addresses since the system was created in the 1980s.Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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