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| Proposed new top-level internet domains to be unveiled | Proposed new top-level internet domains to be unveiled |
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| Proposed new top-level domains for internet addresses to rival .com and .uk will be revealed in London on Wednesday. | Proposed new top-level domains for internet addresses to rival .com and .uk will be revealed in London on Wednesday. |
| The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) received 1,930 proposals for 1,410 different internet suffixes by the 30 May deadline. There are already about 300 suffixes in use. The expansion will allow suffixes that represent hobbies, ethnic groups, corporate brand names and more. Icann has only revealed general trends so far and not specific details but some bidders have disclosed their ideas, including .lol, .bank, .baby, .music, .doctor, .YouTube and .Google. | The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) received 1,930 proposals for 1,410 different internet suffixes by the 30 May deadline. There are already about 300 suffixes in use. The expansion will allow suffixes that represent hobbies, ethnic groups, corporate brand names and more. Icann has only revealed general trends so far and not specific details but some bidders have disclosed their ideas, including .lol, .bank, .baby, .music, .doctor, .YouTube and .Google. |
| The new suffixes could allow businesses that joined the internet late and found desirable .com names taken to find alternatives, while others may wish to expand into multiple sites. | The new suffixes could allow businesses that joined the internet late and found desirable .com names taken to find alternatives, while others may wish to expand into multiple sites. |
| More than a third of the proposals, 675, came from Europe, with nearly half, 911, from North America. | More than a third of the proposals, 675, came from Europe, with nearly half, 911, from North America. |
| The origins of the 1,930 suggestions in many ways mirror where the internet is most used. Only 17 proposals came from Africa and 24 came from Latin America and the Caribbean – areas where internet use is relatively low. But the 303 proposals from the Asia Pacific region were fewer than expected, especially given that the expansion will lift current restrictions on non-English characters and permit suffixes in Chinese, Japanese and Korean. China has the world's largest internet population, and there was talk of creating the Chinese equivalent of .com and other popular suffixes. There were 116 proposals for suffixes using characters beyond the 26 letters used in English, Icann revealed. | The origins of the 1,930 suggestions in many ways mirror where the internet is most used. Only 17 proposals came from Africa and 24 came from Latin America and the Caribbean – areas where internet use is relatively low. But the 303 proposals from the Asia Pacific region were fewer than expected, especially given that the expansion will lift current restrictions on non-English characters and permit suffixes in Chinese, Japanese and Korean. China has the world's largest internet population, and there was talk of creating the Chinese equivalent of .com and other popular suffixes. There were 116 proposals for suffixes using characters beyond the 26 letters used in English, Icann revealed. |
| Many of the 1,930 proposals were duplicates – 749 were for 229 different suffixes – while the remaining 1,181 were unique. Icann is encouraging competing bidders to work out an agreement but the organisation will hold an auction if the parties fail to reach a compromise. | Many of the 1,930 proposals were duplicates – 749 were for 229 different suffixes – while the remaining 1,181 were unique. Icann is encouraging competing bidders to work out an agreement but the organisation will hold an auction if the parties fail to reach a compromise. |
| After the list is published, the public will have 60 days to comment on the proposals. Someone can claim a trademark violation or argue that a proposed suffix is offensive. | After the list is published, the public will have 60 days to comment on the proposals. Someone can claim a trademark violation or argue that a proposed suffix is offensive. |
| It will take at least a year or two for Icann to approve the first of the new suffixes. It will review each proposal to make sure its financial plan is sound and that contingencies exist in case a company goes out of business. Bidders must also pass criminal background checks. | It will take at least a year or two for Icann to approve the first of the new suffixes. It will review each proposal to make sure its financial plan is sound and that contingencies exist in case a company goes out of business. Bidders must also pass criminal background checks. |
| Companies and groups had to pay $185,000 (£119,000) per proposal. Suffixes could potentially generate millions of dollars a year for winning bidders as they sell names ending in some of the approved names. Critics of the expansion include a coalition of business groups worried about protecting their brands in newly created names. | Companies and groups had to pay $185,000 (£119,000) per proposal. Suffixes could potentially generate millions of dollars a year for winning bidders as they sell names ending in some of the approved names. Critics of the expansion include a coalition of business groups worried about protecting their brands in newly created names. |
| Comments | Comments |
| 62 comments, displaying first | 62 comments, displaying first |
| 13 June 2012 11:15AM | 13 June 2012 11:15AM |
| I propose dropping the lot. The word after the "dot" can be anything. | I propose dropping the lot. The word after the "dot" can be anything. |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 11:21AM | 13 June 2012 11:21AM |
| .nesw would be great for the Grauniad. | .nesw would be great for the Grauniad. |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 11:21AM | 13 June 2012 11:21AM |
| Yes, it does seem curiously Microsoft-inspired. Other OSes don't need filename extensions. | Yes, it does seem curiously Microsoft-inspired. Other OSes don't need filename extensions. |
| But if we do need them: | But if we do need them: |
| sin for porn, dope, booze, gluttony and various others | sin for porn, dope, booze, gluttony and various others |
| etc for the rest | etc for the rest |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 11:32AM | 13 June 2012 11:32AM |
| .wtf | .wtf |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 11:33AM | 13 June 2012 11:33AM |
| Sin? This isn't 19th Century Ireland. | Sin? This isn't 19th Century Ireland. |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 11:33AM | 13 June 2012 11:33AM |
| Proposed new top-level domains for internet addresses to rival .com and .uk will be revealed in London on Wednesday. | Proposed new top-level domains for internet addresses to rival .com and .uk will be revealed in London on Wednesday. |
| What .uk TLD? | What .uk TLD? |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 11:33AM | 13 June 2012 11:33AM |
| I wonder where the campaign for a .cym extension stands at the moment... | I wonder where the campaign for a .cym extension stands at the moment... |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 11:35AM | 13 June 2012 11:35AM |
| Maybe if xxx for porn sites became the norm it would be easier to block kids from accessing the material, as there could be a block on a computer accessing any domains with that extension. | Maybe if xxx for porn sites became the norm it would be easier to block kids from accessing the material, as there could be a block on a computer accessing any domains with that extension. |
| Would this be technically possible, does anyone know? | Would this be technically possible, does anyone know? |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 11:36AM | 13 June 2012 11:36AM |
| webcor 13 June 2012 11:32AM .wtf | webcor 13 June 2012 11:32AM .wtf |
| .wtf for anything to do with religion.... | .wtf for anything to do with religion.... |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 11:36AM | 13 June 2012 11:36AM |
| .twats | .twats |
| For social networking | For social networking |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 11:39AM | 13 June 2012 11:39AM |
| I wonder where the campaign for a .cym extension stands at the moment | I wonder where the campaign for a .cym extension stands at the moment |
In the cachu. | In the cachu. |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 11:39AM | 13 June 2012 11:39AM |
| .co.uk .org.uk .gov.uk | .co.uk .org.uk .gov.uk |
| You get the idea... | You get the idea... |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 11:39AM | 13 June 2012 11:39AM |
| This comment was removed by a moderator because it didn't abide by our community standards. Replies may also be deleted. For more detail see our FAQs. | This comment was removed by a moderator because it didn't abide by our community standards. Replies may also be deleted. For more detail see our FAQs. |
| 13 June 2012 11:41AM | 13 June 2012 11:41AM |
| .cockblocker for mumsnet. | .cockblocker for mumsnet. |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 11:44AM | 13 June 2012 11:44AM |
| Maybe, but it doesn't help that xxx already exists but there hasn't been a legislative drive to make porn sites use this top level domain. | Maybe, but it doesn't help that xxx already exists but there hasn't been a legislative drive to make porn sites use this top level domain. |
| I suspect part of the reason is cost. xxx actually costs more than many other top level domains like .com. | I suspect part of the reason is cost. xxx actually costs more than many other top level domains like .com. |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 11:49AM | 13 June 2012 11:49AM |
| how about .scam | how about .scam |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 11:52AM | 13 June 2012 11:52AM |
| .bot.net | .bot.net |
| for spammers and hackers | for spammers and hackers |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 11:55AM | 13 June 2012 11:55AM |
| Maybe if xxx for porn sites became the norm it would be easier to block kids from accessing the material, as there could be a block on a computer accessing any domains with that extension. | Maybe if xxx for porn sites became the norm it would be easier to block kids from accessing the material, as there could be a block on a computer accessing any domains with that extension. |
| Would this be technically possible, does anyone know? | Would this be technically possible, does anyone know? |
| Technically fairly easy. But it fails as soon as the kids figure out that web addresses are "names in a phone directory", and that it is possible to enter the "phone numbers" directly. | Technically fairly easy. But it fails as soon as the kids figure out that web addresses are "names in a phone directory", and that it is possible to enter the "phone numbers" directly. |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 11:56AM | 13 June 2012 11:56AM |
| www.dailymail.bitter | www.dailymail.bitter |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 11:57AM | 13 June 2012 11:57AM |
| or www.dailymail.rot | or www.dailymail.rot |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 12:00PM | 13 June 2012 12:00PM |
| .bollocks | .bollocks |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 12:02PM | 13 June 2012 12:02PM |
| Or www.dailymail.scaremongering | Or www.dailymail.scaremongering |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 12:05PM | 13 June 2012 12:05PM |
| ... | ... |
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| 13 June 2012 12:07PM | 13 June 2012 12:07PM |
| Parental control is probably a better idea, Clare. | Parental control is probably a better idea, Clare. |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 12:12PM | 13 June 2012 12:12PM |
| .cym isn't available, but the Welsh Government has supported bids to ICANN for .cymru and .wales. | .cym isn't available, but the Welsh Government has supported bids to ICANN for .cymru and .wales. |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 12:13PM | 13 June 2012 12:13PM |
| This is so stupid. | This is so stupid. |
| If you are a business, you now have to spend a fortune getting every possible iteration of your trademarks before cyber-squatters get them. This is going to make it a lot easier to run phishing scams, and the internet is going to be littered with even more spam pages hoping to snag people who spell the address wrong. | If you are a business, you now have to spend a fortune getting every possible iteration of your trademarks before cyber-squatters get them. This is going to make it a lot easier to run phishing scams, and the internet is going to be littered with even more spam pages hoping to snag people who spell the address wrong. |
| What exactly is the benifit of this? | What exactly is the benifit of this? |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 12:19PM | 13 June 2012 12:19PM |
| .cotton | .cotton |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 12:22PM | 13 June 2012 12:22PM |
| How about .dash? .diddydott? etc | How about .dash? .diddydott? etc |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 12:24PM | 13 June 2012 12:24PM |
| .cum .slut for porn sites .money .finance for business .thieves .wankers tory party .annoyingserviletwats daily mail | .cum .slut for porn sites .money .finance for business .thieves .wankers tory party .annoyingserviletwats daily mail |
| .sorted? | .sorted? |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 12:25PM | 13 June 2012 12:25PM |
| I thought co, org and gov were the tlds in that list. Not uk. | I thought co, org and gov were the tlds in that list. Not uk. |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 12:26PM | 13 June 2012 12:26PM |
| oh yes | oh yes |
| .iamatroll | .iamatroll |
| anyone? | anyone? |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 12:26PM | 13 June 2012 12:26PM |
| .youreyesandcrossyourtees | .youreyesandcrossyourtees |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 12:30PM | 13 June 2012 12:30PM |
| Do anybody use web addresses to find their desired website anymore? I was under the impression that you searched for "facebook" or "guardian football" or "naked midgets and donkeys" or "twitter" into Google, and it got the appropriate web page for you. | Do anybody use web addresses to find their desired website anymore? I was under the impression that you searched for "facebook" or "guardian football" or "naked midgets and donkeys" or "twitter" into Google, and it got the appropriate web page for you. |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 12:31PM | 13 June 2012 12:31PM |
| .con for estate agents? | .con for estate agents? |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 12:31PM | 13 June 2012 12:31PM |
| Not a good idea. Makes censorship easier. | Not a good idea. Makes censorship easier. |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 12:35PM | 13 June 2012 12:35PM |
| EastEnders fans are hankering over .cotton for.. well, you know | EastEnders fans are hankering over .cotton for.. well, you know |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 12:36PM | 13 June 2012 12:36PM |
| I should always, always read above my stupid and late comments. | I should always, always read above my stupid and late comments. |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 12:38PM | 13 June 2012 12:38PM |
| This is so stupid. | This is so stupid. |
| If you are a business, you now have to spend a fortune getting every possible iteration of your trademarks before cyber-squatters get them. This is going to make it a lot easier to run phishing scams, and the internet is going to be littered with even more spam pages hoping to snag people who spell the address wrong. | If you are a business, you now have to spend a fortune getting every possible iteration of your trademarks before cyber-squatters get them. This is going to make it a lot easier to run phishing scams, and the internet is going to be littered with even more spam pages hoping to snag people who spell the address wrong. |
| What exactly is the benifit of this? | What exactly is the benifit of this? |
+1 | +1 |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 12:53PM | 13 June 2012 12:53PM |
| .spam would be good such thst any organisation found guilty of spamming could then have their domain name suffix replaced by .spam | .spam would be good such thst any organisation found guilty of spamming could then have their domain name suffix replaced by .spam |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 12:56PM | 13 June 2012 12:56PM |
| wtf | wtf |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 12:57PM | 13 June 2012 12:57PM |
| .idiot | .idiot |
| This can be used for pretty much any right-leaning newspaper or site praising such | This can be used for pretty much any right-leaning newspaper or site praising such |
| ... and '.clueless' for the lefties! | ... and '.clueless' for the lefties! |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 1:06PM | 13 June 2012 1:06PM |
| @WhatsMyPoint Nah, it's OK. We forgive you. | @WhatsMyPoint Nah, it's OK. We forgive you. |
| Did you know that WhatsMyPoint is an anagram of Witty Posh Man? | Did you know that WhatsMyPoint is an anagram of Witty Posh Man? |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 1:07PM | 13 June 2012 1:07PM |
| The problem here is, who defines what porn is? There are plenty of (mostly) conservative types who would happily do away with access to any and all information concerning sex, contraception, sexuality, gender issues etc. Anyone who has had to use work computers fitted with 'filters' will be aware of their general ludicrousness (I used to work for a publisher and had to routinely ask the IT department to allow me to access the website of one of the company's overseas partners). This really is an area where people need to exercise their own judgement rather than relying on intrusive and unaccountable technological 'fixes'. | The problem here is, who defines what porn is? There are plenty of (mostly) conservative types who would happily do away with access to any and all information concerning sex, contraception, sexuality, gender issues etc. Anyone who has had to use work computers fitted with 'filters' will be aware of their general ludicrousness (I used to work for a publisher and had to routinely ask the IT department to allow me to access the website of one of the company's overseas partners). This really is an area where people need to exercise their own judgement rather than relying on intrusive and unaccountable technological 'fixes'. |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 1:11PM | 13 June 2012 1:11PM |
| What happened to my .idiot suggestion? | What happened to my .idiot suggestion? |
| Just to make sure, .idiot could be for any right-leaning newspaper website. | Just to make sure, .idiot could be for any right-leaning newspaper website. |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 1:12PM | 13 June 2012 1:12PM |
| Companies and groups had to pay $185,000 (£119,000) per proposal. | Companies and groups had to pay $185,000 (£119,000) per proposal. |
Where is this windfall going to? | Where is this windfall going to? |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 1:32PM | 13 June 2012 1:32PM |
| I wonder why my idea of .scam was modded? | I wonder why my idea of .scam was modded? |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 1:52PM | 13 June 2012 1:52PM |
| It wasn't ... | It wasn't ... |
| .wheresaremyspecs :-) | .wheresaremyspecs :-) |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 1:54PM | 13 June 2012 1:54PM |
| dammit .typo | dammit .typo |
| Should read .wherearemyspecs | Should read .wherearemyspecs |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 1:58PM | 13 June 2012 1:58PM |
| .2dot | .2dot |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| 13 June 2012 2:00PM | 13 June 2012 2:00PM |
| At the cost one would hope those affording such vanities had at least a modicum of taste. | At the cost one would hope those affording such vanities had at least a modicum of taste. |
| Link to this comment: | Link to this comment: |
| Comments on this page are now closed. | Comments on this page are now closed. |
| Sister act: Women take on street harassers | Sister act: Women take on street harassers |
| 6 Mar 2011 | 6 Mar 2011 |
| Whether it's cat calls, wolf whistles or, in extreme cases, lewd acts, all women encounter street harassment at one time or another. Now a new website, Hollaback!, is encouraging women to share their experiences and expose the culprits. Here, the two women who set up the London branch explain why it's time to reclaim the streets | Whether it's cat calls, wolf whistles or, in extreme cases, lewd acts, all women encounter street harassment at one time or another. Now a new website, Hollaback!, is encouraging women to share their experiences and expose the culprits. Here, the two women who set up the London branch explain why it's time to reclaim the streets |
| 17 Jan 2012 | 17 Jan 2012 |
| Wikipedia's blackout looms | Wikipedia's blackout looms |
| 24 Jun 2012 | |
| Richard O'Dwyer and the new internet war | |
| 1 Feb 2010 | 1 Feb 2010 |
| Authors cry foul over Google 'rights grab' | Authors cry foul over Google 'rights grab' |
| 3 Jun 2005 | 3 Jun 2005 |
| Consenting porn sites can get .xxx domain | Consenting porn sites can get .xxx domain |
| Generic TLDs: is it worth getting one? | Generic TLDs: is it worth getting one? |
| 27 Sep 2011 | 27 Sep 2011 |
| Icann is opening up the web to top-level domains with any suffix such as .brand, .music or .london – and you can profit from them. By Matthew Baxter-Reynolds | Icann is opening up the web to top-level domains with any suffix such as .brand, .music or .london – and you can profit from them. By Matthew Baxter-Reynolds |
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| Suggestions to join .com and .uk are expected to include .lol, .bank and .baby | Suggestions to join .com and .uk are expected to include .lol, .bank and .baby |
| Proposed new top-level domains for internet addresses to rival .com and .uk will be revealed in London on Wednesday. | Proposed new top-level domains for internet addresses to rival .com and .uk will be revealed in London on Wednesday. |
| The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) received 1,930 proposals for 1,410 different internet suffixes by the 30 May deadline. There are already about 300 suffixes in use. The expansion will allow suffixes that represent hobbies, ethnic groups, corporate brand names and more. Icann has only revealed general trends so far and not specific details but some bidders have disclosed their ideas, including .lol, .bank, .baby, .music, .doctor, .YouTube and .Google. | The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) received 1,930 proposals for 1,410 different internet suffixes by the 30 May deadline. There are already about 300 suffixes in use. The expansion will allow suffixes that represent hobbies, ethnic groups, corporate brand names and more. Icann has only revealed general trends so far and not specific details but some bidders have disclosed their ideas, including .lol, .bank, .baby, .music, .doctor, .YouTube and .Google. |
| The new suffixes could allow businesses that joined the internet late and found desirable .com names taken to find alternatives, while others may wish to expand into multiple sites. | The new suffixes could allow businesses that joined the internet late and found desirable .com names taken to find alternatives, while others may wish to expand into multiple sites. |
| More than a third of the proposals, 675, came from Europe, with nearly half, 911, from North America. | More than a third of the proposals, 675, came from Europe, with nearly half, 911, from North America. |
| The origins of the 1,930 suggestions in many ways mirror where the internet is most used. Only 17 proposals came from Africa and 24 came from Latin America and the Caribbean – areas where internet use is relatively low. But the 303 proposals from the Asia Pacific region were fewer than expected, especially given that the expansion will lift current restrictions on non-English characters and permit suffixes in Chinese, Japanese and Korean. China has the world's largest internet population, and there was talk of creating the Chinese equivalent of .com and other popular suffixes. There were 116 proposals for suffixes using characters beyond the 26 letters used in English, Icann revealed. | The origins of the 1,930 suggestions in many ways mirror where the internet is most used. Only 17 proposals came from Africa and 24 came from Latin America and the Caribbean – areas where internet use is relatively low. But the 303 proposals from the Asia Pacific region were fewer than expected, especially given that the expansion will lift current restrictions on non-English characters and permit suffixes in Chinese, Japanese and Korean. China has the world's largest internet population, and there was talk of creating the Chinese equivalent of .com and other popular suffixes. There were 116 proposals for suffixes using characters beyond the 26 letters used in English, Icann revealed. |
| Many of the 1,930 proposals were duplicates – 749 were for 229 different suffixes – while the remaining 1,181 were unique. Icann is encouraging competing bidders to work out an agreement but the organisation will hold an auction if the parties fail to reach a compromise. | Many of the 1,930 proposals were duplicates – 749 were for 229 different suffixes – while the remaining 1,181 were unique. Icann is encouraging competing bidders to work out an agreement but the organisation will hold an auction if the parties fail to reach a compromise. |
| After the list is published, the public will have 60 days to comment on the proposals. Someone can claim a trademark violation or argue that a proposed suffix is offensive. | After the list is published, the public will have 60 days to comment on the proposals. Someone can claim a trademark violation or argue that a proposed suffix is offensive. |
| It will take at least a year or two for Icann to approve the first of the new suffixes. It will review each proposal to make sure its financial plan is sound and that contingencies exist in case a company goes out of business. Bidders must also pass criminal background checks. | It will take at least a year or two for Icann to approve the first of the new suffixes. It will review each proposal to make sure its financial plan is sound and that contingencies exist in case a company goes out of business. Bidders must also pass criminal background checks. |
| Companies and groups had to pay $185,000 (£119,000) per proposal. Suffixes could potentially generate millions of dollars a year for winning bidders as they sell names ending in some of the approved names. Critics of the expansion include a coalition of business groups worried about protecting their brands in newly created names. | Companies and groups had to pay $185,000 (£119,000) per proposal. Suffixes could potentially generate millions of dollars a year for winning bidders as they sell names ending in some of the approved names. Critics of the expansion include a coalition of business groups worried about protecting their brands in newly created names. |