Word: nsi
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Since March, Network Solutions has been limiting access to the full database of name registrations. But those days may be numbered. Last week the U.S. Commerce Department sent Network Solutions a letter, released yesterday, saying the directory is public property. "We strongly object to NSI's restrictive policy." Citing the 1993 agreement with the government that effectively created the Network Solutions monopoly on dot-com, dot-net and dot-org domain names, the Commerce Department letter continued, "nothing in the cooperative agreement, nor in existing law gives, NSI the right to restrict access to this information." MORE...
Yesterday, the department reached an agreement with NSI that would enable multiple businesses to offer those registration services...
...Commerce Department announced its intention to turn administration of domain names over to a not-for-profit corporation in June. Currently, an organization seeking a domain name ending in .com, .net, or .org must purchase the domain from Network Solutions, Inc. (NSI), a for-profit corporation operating under government contract...
ICANN would then make sure that these for-profit corporations maintained compatible systems while keeping the system competitive; In this way, NSI's control would end without compromising the system's stability...
...contract with NSI nears its March expiration date, NSF representatives say it wants out of the domain name business...