ICANN Collecting Feedback on Authorizing Requested Two-Character Domains
ICANN began collecting comments on two-character ASCII domain name labels as it considers whether to authorize the release of requested two-character domains it had previously withheld from authorization. ICANN's current registry agreement allows the release of such domains if measures…
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are in place to “avoid confusion with the corresponding country codes.” Input from governments and registries will help ICANN “draft criteria for evaluating whether measures identified by a registry operator successfully mitigate concerns raised which relate to confusion with a related government's corresponding country code,” ICANN said Tuesday. “These criteria will be available for public comment prior to final adoption.” Comments are due to ICANN by Dec. 5.