Is Icanns New Generation of Internet Domain Name Selection Process Thwarting Competition Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives

In Nov. 2000 ICANN (Internet Corp. for Assigned Names & Numbers) selected 7 new top-level domain names to add to those already in use (.com, .net, & .org): .biz, .info, .pro, .name, .museum, .aero, & .coop. Also, 37 other applicants were not selected, & others could not afford the $50,000 application fee or chose not to apply because they question ICANN's authority to play God with respect to approving new names. Witnesses: Elana Broitman, register.com; Vinton Cerf, ICANN; Alan Davidson, Ctr. for Democ. & Tech.; A. Michael Froomkin, Univ. of Miami School of Law; Leah Gallegos, AtlanticRoot Network, Inc.; Kenneth Hansen, NeuStar; Lou Kerner, .tv; & David Short, IATA.Upton, Fred is the author of 'Is Icanns New Generation of Internet Domain Name Selection Process Thwarting Competition Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives' with ISBN 9780756724412 and ISBN 0756724414.