IP: Media Advisory: ICANN to announce first competitive domain name registrars (Wed., April 21)

[Dave Farber <farber@cis.upenn.edu>]

>From: "Garrett, Sean" <sgarrett@alexanderogilvy.com>
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>THE INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS
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>ICANN TO ANNOUNCE FIRST FIVE COMPETITIVE DOMAIN NAME REGISTRARS
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>What:
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>The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN-
>www.icann.org) will announce the five companies that have been selected
>to participate in the initial testbed phase of the new competitive
>Shared Registry System for the .com, .net, and .org domains.  These five
>participants will be the first to implement the new system for
>competition in the market for .com, .net, and .org domain name
>registration services.  Currently, registration services in the .com,
>.net, and .org domains are provided by Network Solutions, Inc. under a
>contract with the United States government.
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>Who:
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>-Esther Dyson, ICANN Interim Chairman
>-Mike Roberts, ICANN Interim President and Chief Executive Officer.  
>-Representatives of the five new registrars (names to be announced at
>the press conference).  
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>Where:
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>National Press Club
>Holeman Lounge
>529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor
>Washington, D.C. 
>**Remote media will be able to listen in.  The call-in number is
>888-232-3866 (code: 798720).**
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>When: 
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>Wednesday, April 21
>10:00-10:45am EST
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>Background:
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>The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a
>new, non-profit, international corporation formed to oversee a select
>number of the Internet's core technical management functions. Between
>now and September 2000, ICANN is slated to gradually take over
>responsibility for coordinating domain name system management, IP
>address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment coordination,
>and root server system management. 
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>Contact:
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>Pamela Brewster
>Alexander Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
>(415) 923-1660, ext. 167
>pbrewster@alexanderogilvy.com
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