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Icann decision brings .xxx closer

25 June 2010

Fionn O'Raghallaigh, Brussels

Icann’s Board has approved the controversial .xxx top-level domain, but it still needs to go through some procedural steps before it can go live

Icann caught the community by surprise on Thursday June 24 when the organisation's counsel John Jeffery confirmed at the start of the Icann public forum at the 38th International Meeting in Brussels that the Board would approve the .xxx application at its meeting the next day.

Jeffery said: "The board proposes to direct staff to conduct an expedited due diligence to ensure that the ICM application is (A) still current, and (B) that there have been no changes in conditions."

"Third, if expedited due diligence is successful, then staff will proceed into contract negotiations with ICM."

However, Jeffery added that...



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