New TLDs: the Process
April/May 2000: DNSO Names Council makes recommendations under which new TLDs would be introduced in “measured and responsible manner”:
- “a limited number of new top-level domains [should] be introduced initially and . . . the future introduction of additional top-level domains [should] be done only after careful evaluation of the initial introduction”
- “several types of domains should be considered in the initial introduction”
- promote competition in the domain-name registration business at the registry and registrar levels
- roll-out must not jeopardize the stability of the Internet