ICANN’s new gTLD extension programme to empower local biz shape online presence: NIXI CEO

New Delhi: Global internet body ICANN’s second round of issuing generic top-level domain names to enable entities to book any new website extension to empower local businesses and communities to shape their online presence in a meaningful way, a top official of the National Internet Exchange of India said on Tuesday. ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), which oversees internet resources, has started the process for the second round of generic top-level domain (gTLD), which will pave the way for new generic website name extensions other than .com, .net, and .org, among others.