The board of directors of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers, (ICANN) on Thursday announced its selections for registry
operators for new top level domains. The applications selected for
further negotiation are the following:
The ICANN staff will now work through the end of the year to negotiate
registry agreements with the applicants selected. The proposed schedule
for completion of negotiations is December 31, 2000. The negotiated
registry agreements must then be approved by the board of directors.
Following that approval, the ICANN board will forward its recommendations
to the U.S. Department of Commerce for implementation.