October 1, 1998 9:35 AM PDT

Domain authority in flux

Network Solutions' contract to run the domain name system was extended for only a week, and there are still myriad details left to be decided. But observers say Network Solutions will survive without its domain monopoly.

Who will be master of domains?
update Despite the extension of NSI's contract to run the domain system, officials say a real solution is far from finality.

NSI can flourish on its own
update The pending expiration of the contract that made the firm the primary domain name gatekeeper in the United States isn't a death knell.

NSI domain contract extended
update The dreaded deadline for the end of Network Solutions' contract to run the domain name system is extended for a week.

 

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