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Tucows Acquires Ascio

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Tucows has acquired Ascio, a Denmark based registrar. Ascio is a good fit for Tucows, as it is a 100% reseller focussed business which offers a broad range of both ccTLD domains and gTLDs. The company offers a range of tools to help resellers easily see which policies apply to the various domain extensions, as well as a number of integration options that work well with … [Read more...] about Tucows Acquires Ascio

ICANN is Trying to Find a Registrar for AlpNames’ Domains

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ICANN pulled the plug on AlpNames yesterday. The action was swift and from informal conversations I've had with multiple registrars it's pretty clear that very few people will mourn their demise. But what will happen with the domains currently linked to AlpNames? ICANN has a process for moving the names of a de-accredited registrar to a new home. Normally ICANN staff would … [Read more...] about ICANN is Trying to Find a Registrar for AlpNames’ Domains

ICANN Terminates AlpNames

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AlpNames has been sent a notice of termination by ICANN. Unlike many termination notices that specify a future date the one they were sent is has immediate effect. As reported in multiple fora over the last few days AlpNames had gone offline, and at time of writing still is. They've also become unresponsive. It's on the basis of this that ICANN decided to terminate their … [Read more...] about ICANN Terminates AlpNames

CENTR Releases Q4 2018 Stats

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CENTR has published the 2018 Q4 edition of their global domain statistics. The report, which is available both as a static document as well as an interactive page, is available here. Overall domain name volumes globally continue to grow, but that growth has slowed. In the European ccTLD space there's been a decline in growth trends, though the growth continues for now. … [Read more...] about CENTR Releases Q4 2018 Stats

NamesCon Europe Basic Schedule Published

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NamesCon Europe is being held this year in Portugal, about 35 km from Lisbon. The event organisers have released an outline agenda, which is probably helpful if you're trying to plan how many days to be there for etc., For now it's not known who will be speaking at the event, nor if there will be any specific "hot" topics on the agenda. However there are discounts … [Read more...] about NamesCon Europe Basic Schedule Published

ICANN 64 Kobe Kicking Off This Weekend

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ICANN 64 is being held in Kobe, Japan starting (officially) this weekend. If you're not attending in person you can follow most of the sessions using a variety of "remote" tools that ICANN offers. The live audio (and often video) streams for each session are available on the event schedule. The GNSO Council voted on the final report of the EPDP on whois yesterday, so … [Read more...] about ICANN 64 Kobe Kicking Off This Weekend

IEDR Policy Advisory Committee Election Results

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The IEDR's Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) was setup back in 2015. It's made up of representatives from the registrar channel and various stakeholder groups of Irish business and society including the Irish Internet Association, The ISP Association of Ireland, The Irish Computer Society, the Irish government and others. (See PDF) For the registrars there are four seats, … [Read more...] about IEDR Policy Advisory Committee Election Results

Data Transfers Post-Brexit Are Going to get Complicated

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If the UK proceeds with a "no deal" Brexit, or any kind of Brexit at the end of March data transfers to the UK from EU countries will become much more complicated. At present all members of the EU are covered by the same laws (more or less) so transferring data around with the EU's boundaries isn't a problem. After Brexit the UK will be considered a "3rd country" and if you … [Read more...] about Data Transfers Post-Brexit Are Going to get Complicated