VeriSign reports Altanovo files new ICANN challenge to delay .web launch

VERISIGN INC/CA

Altanovo (formerly Afilias) filed a second ICANN CEP on May 3, 2023, after losing the .web auction in 2016 and subsequent appeals.
ICANN Board on April 30 cleared .web delegation, finding Nu Dotco did not violate rules; Altanovo's new CEP puts process on hold.
VeriSign blog states the CEP is baseless, noting prior frivolous filings resulted in millions in legal fees and years of delay.
Altanovo lost the IRP, reconsideration request (sanctioned as frivolous), and Board vote; VeriSign calls the maneuver an abuse of process.
Continued delay threatens Nu Dotco's rights and VeriSign's .web business; ICANN's multistakeholder process is being exploited.

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