ICANN Board Votes to Enhance New gTLDs Competition
11-Nov-2010 MARINA DEL REY, CA - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)'s Board of Directors voted to allow new gTLD registries to own registrars, opting not to create new rules prohibiting registrars from applying for or operating new gTLD registries.
Following over two years of community discussions, which had not resulted in consensus, according to ICANN, the Board carefully considered expert economic advice, community comments, and numerous proposed approaches to registry-registrar cross-ownership.