Competition and Big Spending for New Domain Names

Publisher:
Al Jazeera English
Publication Date:
7 October 2012
Tags:
Africa, ICT and Telecom, Economy, Business and Finance

A largely unknown company called Donuts Inc. has outspent giants like Google and Amazon in the latest internet auction.

They want control of new domain names, such as .doctor, .financial, or .school. But some people are worried about a Donuts Inc. partner, which is accused of links to internet fraud.

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