Coming out of the Verisign ( NASDAQ : VRSN ) conference call this morning announcing that the contract to operate the .com contract had been renewed for six years, without any price increases, is that all price caps on .Com's could be lifted as early as 2014 if the new gTLD program is highly successful. Responding to questions, Verisign stated that through this contract renewal they"obtained an … [Read more...]
Verisign: .Com Contract Renewed For 6 Years With NO Automatic Price Increases
In what domain holder have to consider a victory, Verisign, Inc. ( NASDAQ : VRSN ) was granted an six year renewal of the .Com registry but losses the ability to automatically raise prices. Verisign's current pricing of $7.85 per domain name registration will continue for the six-year term of the Agreement. Under the current contract Verisign has to operate the registry which expires today … [Read more...]
Quick Poll: Will Verisign Gets The .Com Contract Renewed?
We are going to run a poll for just tonight on whether Verisign is going to get its contract to operate the .Com registry renewed. Today Verisign scheduled a conference call and live webcast for tomorrow morning on the status of the renewal of the contract to run the .com registry. So the question is simple. Will Verisign Get its Contract to Run The .Com Registry Renewed? You can … [Read more...]
Breaking: Verisign To Hold Conference Call & Live Webcast Friday Morning At 8:30 AM On Status of .Com Contract
Verisign ( NASDAQ : VRSN )just announced they will be holding a conference call and Live Webcast tomorrow morning, Friday November 30, 2012 at 8:30 AM EST: "to provide a status update on the .com Registry Agreement renewal". "The call will be accessible by direct dial at (888) 676-VRSN (U.S.) or (913) 312-0400 (international)." A listen-only live webcast of the conference call will also … [Read more...]
ICA Tells Dept Of Commerce To Make Verisign Roll Back .Com Prices By $2 To Match .Net & Limit Increases To CPI
In a 16 page letter sent by Phil Corwin the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) to the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), the ICA urges the DOC & the DOJ not to approve the renewal of the Verisign contract to operate the .com registry unless Verisign rolls back wholesale prices of .com domain names to the same price it charges for .net domain registrations … [Read more...]
Verisign Reports: 119.9 .Com/Net Registrations; .Com Contract Still Pending & Stock Is Down 10%
VeriSign, Inc. ( NASDAQ : VRSN ), reported financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2012 today after the market closed and the news disappointed the market as shares are down over 11% in after market trading, a huge move for a stock like Verisign. VeriSign, Inc. ("Verisign") reported revenue of $224 million for the third quarter of 2012, up 13% from the same quarter in … [Read more...]
240 Million Domains Registered: .Com/.Net Increased Just 1.6% Over 1st Quarter
Verisign released its latest quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief report, for the 2nd quarter of 2012. The second quarter of 2012 closed with a base of more than 240 million domain name registrations across all Top- Level Domains (TLDs), an increase of 7.3 million domain names, or 3.1% over the first quarter of 2012. registrations have grown by 25.5 million, or 11.9 percent, year over … [Read more...]