Domain Name Requirements Finalized

By Karen Kaplan

March 5, 1999 12 AM PT

Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers has finalized the requirements for companies that want to go into business registering domain names such as latimes.com. Companies that want to compete with Network Solutions--the Herndon, Va., company that currently has a monopoly--can submit applications to Los Angeles-based ICANN beginning March 15.

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Karen Kaplan

Karen Kaplan covers science and medical research for the Los Angeles Times. She has been a member of the science team since 2005, including 13 years as an editor. Her first decade at The Times was spent covering technology in the Business section as both a reporter and editor. She grew up in San Diego and is a graduate of MIT and Columbia University.

Domain Name Requirements Finalized

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