So exactly what gets ICANN to pull the accreditation on registrars? Is it porn? Spamming? Hacking? Nah, just delinquent accreditation fees...
WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- The not-for-profit body responsible for the assignment of domain names and IP addresses has terminated its accreditation agreement with three domain registrars: Hosting365 Inc., OOO (known as "Russian Registrar") and R.B. Data Net LTD.
According to documents from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (
www.icann.org), the three registrars were cut off last week for failing to pay their accreditation fees, which is a requirement of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement, the contract between ICANN and registrars that governs the registration of domain names.
Hosting365 owes ICANN $28,089.20 in past due accreditation fees, Russian Registrar owes $7,914.56, and R.B. Data Net $34,952.84, according to letters sent by ICANN.
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http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/120109_ICANN_Pulls_Plug_On_Three_Domain_Name_Registrars
ICANN Pulls Plug On Three Delinquent Domain Name Registrars