ICANN To Assign New Domain Names In Antigua

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Tuesday, 22 November 2011 02:02

By Antigua Technology news

Antigua St Jon's - International domain name regulator, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will next year introduce generic top-level domains (gTLD) beyond the familiar .com, .org and .net.

In Antigua and Barbuda, ICANN representative, Dr. George Daniel is currently carrying out a sensitization program geared at informing members of the civil service, businesses and other entities on the new gTLDs which will bring about a new era in domain names, marketing, innovation and imagination.

On Friday, 18th November, Dr. Daniel met with Minister of Information, Broadcasting, Telecommunications, Science and Technology Hon. Dr. Edmond Mansoor where theydiscussed new gTLD policies, the internationalized domain name (IDN) process, and the ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC).

Dr. Daniel pointed out New Generic Top Level Domains will be a platform for new web services and business models. He noted, no longer confined within the limits of dot ‘com’, there are opportunities for entrepreneurs and organizations to apply and operate a new top level domain and own a piece of internet infrastructure.

“The possibilities are only limited by imagination.” He said.

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The number of top-level internet domains is set to double over the next few years, and applications for the first round will open on January 12th, 2012 and will close on April 12, 2012. ICANN is expecting between 300 to 1000 new gTLD applications.

However, there are mechanisms in place to block the registration of country-specific domains like .Australia, unless the applicant has Government approval.

On Thursday 24th November at 9am Dr. Daniel will hold a press conference at ABS television where he will deliver a power point presentation on the changes to the Internet Domain name system.

A stakeholders meeting will also be held on at 10am on Tuesday, November 29that the parliament building, where Dr. Daniel will engage in direct discussions with members of the civil service, businesses, and other entities.


The historic change to the way the world’s Internet users derive benefits from the Domain Name System has been a focus of ICANN’s multi-stakeholder community since 2005. It is a result of years of careful policy development and implementation and thoughtful review and feedback from ICANN’s many stakeholders.

Full details of the new gTLD program, including information on how the application process will work, how applications will be evaluated and procedures for objections and dispute resolution, can be found in the Applicant Guidebook, available online at http://newgtlds.icann.org.

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