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==ICANN Involvement==
==ICANN Involvement==
AOL was one of the first five [[registrar]]s approved by [[ICANN]] in 1999 as part of the Internet governing body's [[ICANN#The Testbed Period|test bed period]] to achieve its objective of increasing the competition in the domain name market, which, at that time, was dominated by [[Network Solutions]].<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FOX/is_10_4/ai_54640971/ ICANN Announces Five New Domain Name Registrars, Including AOL - Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers - Industry Trend or Event]</ref> It was most active within ICANN during the organization's inception, and the creation of such important policies as the registrar accreditation guidelines.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/comments-mail/comment-guidelines/msg00037.html Comment Guidelines, ICANN.org]</ref>
AOL was one of the first five [[registrar]]s approved by [[ICANN]] in 1999 as part of the Internet governing body's [[ICANN#The Testbed Period|test bed period]] to achieve its objective of increasing the competition in the domain name market, which, at that time, was dominated by [[Network Solutions]].<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FOX/is_10_4/ai_54640971/ ICANN Announces Five New Domain Name Registrars, Including AOL - Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers - Industry Trend or Event]</ref> It was most active within ICANN during the organization's inception, and the creation of such important policies as the registrar accreditation guidelines.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/comments-mail/comment-guidelines/msg00037.html Comment Guidelines, ICANN.org]</ref> In 2010, AOL did not renew its registrar accreditation when it expired and the company is no longer an ICANN accredited registrar.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/aol-loses-icann-accreditation/ AOL loses ICANN accreditation]</ref> It had never been highly active in domain registration despite its participation in the aforementioned testbed; AOL peaked at registering 150,000 domains, but was only registering a dozen per year by 2009.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/aol-loses-icann-accreditation/ AOL Loses ICANN Accreditation, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
In 1999, AOL participated in the ICANN Forum regarding the issue of the establishment of the [[UDRP|Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy]], which aimed to provide a speedy and affordable resolution to domain name disputes. In its comments, AOL praised ICANN’s initiative in appointing a drafting committee tasked to continue to deal with the issues raised by the Internet community and the realization of the implementation of the UDRP. According to AOL the UDRP needs additional revisions, such as:<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/comments-mail/comment-udrp/current/msg00111.html AOL Comments]</ref>
In 1999, AOL participated in the ICANN Forum regarding the issue of the establishment of the [[UDRP|Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy]], which aimed to provide a speedy and affordable resolution to domain name disputes. In its comments, AOL praised ICANN’s initiative in appointing a drafting committee tasked to continue to deal with the issues raised by the Internet community and the realization of the implementation of the UDRP. According to AOL the UDRP needs additional revisions, such as:<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/comments-mail/comment-udrp/current/msg00111.html AOL Comments]</ref>
* '''Section 8(b)'''- The company assumed that the time period for the UDRP would be 15 business days not 15 calendar days.
* '''Section 8(b)'''- The company assumed that the time period for the UDRP would be 15 business days not 15 calendar days.
* '''Section 1 and Section 15(e)'''- The term "Reverse Domain Name Hijacking" is unnecessary and recommended that the “Abuse of Process” or “Procedural Misconduct” should be used instead.
* '''Section 1 and Section 15(e)'''- The term "Reverse Domain Name Hijacking" is unnecessary and recommended that the “Abuse of Process” or “Procedural Misconduct” should be used instead.
* '''Section 2(a)(iv)'''- AOL recommended that the provision should be removed
* '''Section 2(a)(iv)'''- AOL recommended that the provision should be removed
==Acquisitions==
==Acquisitions==