ICANN set for largest expansion of the Internet’s Domain Name System_itnewsafrica
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today revealed who has applied for which generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) names in what is expected to become the largest expansion in the history of the Internet’s Domain Name System.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today revealed who has applied for which generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) names (image: ICANN)
A total of 1,930 new gTLD applications were received during the application period of the new generic Top-Level Domain program.
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