Wednesday, December 14, 2011

ICANN's Expansion of Top Level Domains

Dec 2011.WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announced today a full committee hearing on ICANN’s (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) expansion of top level domains.  In January 2012, ICANN will begin allowing interested organizations and companies to apply for additional top level domains.  This hearing will examine the merits and implications of this new program and ICANN’s continuing efforts to address concerns raised by the Internet community.

Please note the hearing will be webcast live via the Senate Commerce Committee website.  Refresh the Commerce Committee homepage 10 minutes prior to the scheduled hearing start time to automatically begin streaming the webcast.

Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for webcast hearings, should contact Collenne Wider at 202-224-5511 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date.

Russell Senate Office Building - 253
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