Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: AIM's Internet Politics Insider, Vol. 2 No. 36 (fwd) AIM's Internet Politics Insider, Vol. 2 No. 36 (fwd) --> 2. ICANN AND NSI STRIKE DEAL Network Solutions, Herndon, Va., agreed Tuesday to recognize the authority of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), thus ending the year- long battle between the two bodies. As part of Tuesday's agreement, NSI will continue to administer the list of Internet addresses (.com, .net and .org) for the next four years, but will have to give competitors access to the list. In addition, NSI will pay ICANN $1.25 million worth of fees in advance, and in return, ICANN will drop its $1 domain name fee. Also under the deal, NSI will reduce its registration fee from $9 per year to $6 beginning Jan. 15. The agreement, announced Tuesday by Commerce Secretary William Daley, stipulates that any new policies imposed by ICANN to NSI must have the backing of at least two- thirds of the ICANN membership body to be accepted. More Info: http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/09/cyber/articles/29domain.html http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?990928.hnicann.htm
