The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the global nonprofit in charge internet domain names, said that it will begin taking applications for new, top-level domain names in January. It will be expensive, though. Mariko Oi, business reporter for the BBC, said it will cost $185,000 just to apply. ICANN expects the new domain names to go online in December of next year.
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