The new structure would also move most administrative tasks to Geneva, while committing holders of Internet addresses to submit to arbitration when trademark disputes arise. Network Solutions Inc. The plan has run into some opposition, however. The Commercial Internet Exchange, a Washington, D.C.-based trade group for ISPs, has opposed the plan, saying it does not give enough voice to its members. The U.S. Commerce Department recently issued a request for public comments on the plan. Submissions are due by Aug. 18.
Current timetables call for the new top-level domains to be added by year's end.
Barbara Dooley, executive director of the Commercial Internet Exchange, a group of Internet access companies, said the CIX agrees that ISPs need a greater voice in Internet administration but remains opposed to the plan. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of ZDNet is prohibited. ZDNet and the ZDNet logo are trademarks of Ziff-Davis Publishing Company.