Washington Puts More Pressure on Icann to Change TLD Plan
FTC warns Icann plan could lead to more Internet fraud
Pressure from Washington is mounting against the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' plan to add hundreds of new top-level domain names like "dot bank" or "dot Coke" to the Internet. In a letter to Icann Friday, the Federal Trade Commission reiterated concerns raised by chairman Jon Leibowitz at a recent Senate hearing that the new scheme could increase consumer fraud and make it more difficult for enforcers, such as the FTC, to track down Internet scammers.
The letter, to Icann's board chairman Dr.
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