NEW GROUP FORMED FOR UNOFFICIAL INTERNET TLD OWNERS

Wed May 23 17:10:11 UTC 2001

NEW GROUP FORMED FOR UNOFFICIAL INTERNET TLD OWNERS

A GROUP OF Internet TLD (top-level domain) holders have
 formed a nonprofit association to prevent what they
 fear will become a splintered Internet domain naming system.

 The new group, the Top Level Domain Association (TLDA -
http://www.tlda.org),
 announced Wednesday that it will begin accepting
 membership applications Saturday from an estimated 200
 operators of some 500 TLDs around the world.

 For the full story:
 http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/05/17/010517hntld.xml?0518frpm

If you would like to become a member, go to http://www.tlda.org to apply
online.