Chris Ambler doesn't think so. Time will tell how this pans out but with the recent UK ruling webmasters may opt to buy a .web address as insurance. The implementation of that plan began 12 May 1997 with a signing ceremony in Geneva that now includes approximately 100 organizations worldwide. An early result of the self-regulation aspect of the IAHC plan has been the elimination of the lottery process in the selection of new registrars and the opening of that opportunity to all qualified applicants, not just the 28 as originally proposed. For companies that run them, terminals can generate a steady stream of revenue, potentially grossing thousands of dollars a month per unit.
Typical costs are about a quater per minute of access.
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