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DOMAIN NAME<br><br>Internet Grows to More Than 246 Million Domain Names in the Third
Quarter of 2012<br>
http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1638813e-238a-432d-8060-5ef541ee265d/Internet-Grows-to-More-Than-246-Million-Domain-Names-the-ThirdQuarter-of-2012?src=main<br><br><br><a title="Report from the ICANN Prioritization Draw for New gTLDs" href="http://www.domainnamenews.com/new-gtlds/report-from-the-icann-prioritization-draw-for-new-gtlds/22239" rel="bookmark">Report from the ICANN Prioritization Draw for New gTLDs</a><br>http://www.domainnamenews.com/new-gtlds/report-from-the-icann-prioritization-draw-for-new-gtlds/22239<br><br><br>Chinese '.catholic' will be the first top-level domain considered in ICANN expansion<br>http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/20/3788580/icann-announces-domain-application-order-including-chinese-catholic-tld<br><br><br>.Co domain base up 24% this year to 1.4 million <br>http://domainnamewire.com/2012/12/20/co-domain-base-up-24-this-year-to-1-4-million/<br><br><br>Vatican takes first spot in Internet domain name draw
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http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/12/20/religion-internet-domainnames-idINDEE8BJ09T20121220<br><br><br>Iran: .Gay domain would spread hatred <br>http://domainnamewire.com/2012/12/21/iran-gay-domain-would-spread-hatred/<br><br><br>Irish Domain Name Registrar Evaluates Which New TLDs will First be Available for their Customers<br>http://www.sfgate.com/business/prweb/article/Irish-Domain-Name-Registrar-Evaluates-Which-New-4136010.php<br><br><br>Accented French characters in .ca domain names coming January 2013<br>http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=f338ee5a-4c94-4db3-9147-f0cdc5fafd5a<br><br><br>INTERNET AFRICA<br><br>Africa gets major internet link to Europe<br>http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=5DC81BFA-C27E-51E4-934025D6D9A4D081<br><br><br>France Telecom launches ACE submarine cable in 13 countries <br>http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/2012122125567/france-telecom-launches-ace-submarine-cable-in-13-countries.html<br><br><br>Latest African cable goes live<br>http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60845:Latest-African-cable-goes-live&catid=65&Itemid=132<br><br><br>Gambia launches Africa Coast to Europe submarine cable system<br>http://www.africareview.com/Business---Finance/Gambia-launches-Africa-Coast-to-Europe-submarine-cable-system/-/979184/1648528/-/co9vmwz/-/index.html<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> </div></body>
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