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Also, in other domain name negotiations with [[ICANN]], Verisign traded the [[.org]] [[TLD]] in return for continued rights over [[.com]]. In mid 2005, when Verisign's contract for operation with [[.net]] expired, Verisign and 5 other companies bid for it. Verisign was supported by renowned IT companies like Microsoft, [[IBM]], [[Sun Microsystems]], and [[MCI]]. Finally, on June 8, 2005 [[ICANN]] announced that Verisign had been approved to operate [[.net]] until 2011.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/dotnet-reassignment/dotnet-general.htm]</ref>

Also, in other domain name negotiations with [[ICANN]], Verisign traded the [[.org]] [[TLD]] in return for continued rights over [[.com]]. In mid 2005, when Verisign's contract for operation with [[.net]] expired, Verisign and 5 other companies bid for it. Verisign was supported by renowned IT companies like Microsoft, [[IBM]], [[Sun Microsystems]], and [[MCI]]. Finally, on June 8, 2005 [[ICANN]] announced that Verisign had been approved to operate [[.net]] until 2011.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/dotnet-reassignment/dotnet-general.htm]</ref>

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