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Article: The Internet Society Seeks to Make .ORG a Global Home for Non-Commercial Organizations; Announces Bid to Succeed VeriSign GRS as Registry Operator for .ORG.
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- June 19, 2002
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Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2002
Today, the Internet Society (ISOC) announced that it has submitted a bid to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to succeed VeriSign Global Registry Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:VRSN) as the registry operator for the .ORG top-level domain (TLD).
ICANN is currently seeking a new registry operator to assume control of the .ORG registry when its current agreement with VeriSign expires on December 31, 2002.
If ISOC's proposal is accepted by ICANN, ISOC will form a not-for-profit corporation, Public Interest Registry (PIR), which will operate as ...