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'''Internet Computer Bureau Limited''' is an [[Internet]] [[top-level domain]] custodian based in the United Kingdom. The custodian is responsible for maintaining the [[.io]], [[.sh]], and [[.ac]] [[country code top-level domain]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icb.co.uk |title=Internet Computer Bureau |publisher=icb.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2018-01-10}}</ref> In 2017 it became a subsidiary of [[Afilias]], a United States corporation. Afilias was later acquired by [[Identity Digital]]. |
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The company was established on 18 July 1996 as Internet Computer Bureau [[Public limited company|plc]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=1996-07-18 |title=Incorporation |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03226374/filing-history/MTI1NzU0MzJhZGlxemtjeA/document?format=pdf&download=0 |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=[[Companies House]]}}</ref> and became a [[private limited company]] on 16 December 2004.<ref>{{cite web |date=1996-07-17 |title=Internet Computer Bureau Limited |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03226374 |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=[[Companies House]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-12-16 |title=Certificate of re-registration from Public Limited Company to Private |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03226374/filing-history/MTI5NjY3MDQ2YWRpcXprY3g/document?format=pdf&download=0 |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=[[Companies House]]}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Embroiled in controversy around its involvement in registration of .io domains associated with [[Diego Garcia]] military base following the [[ |
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| ⚫ | Embroiled in controversy around its involvement in registration of .io domains associated with the [[Diego Garcia]] military base following the [[Expulsion of the Chagossians|expulsion of the Chagossian population]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Meyer |first1=David |url=https://gigaom.com/2014/06/30/the-dark-side-of-io-how-the-u-k-is-making-web-domain-profits-from-a-shady-cold-war-land-deal/ |title=The dark side of .io: How the U.K. is making web domain profits from a shady Cold War land deal |website=Gigaom |date=2014-06-20 |accessdate=2020-08-13 |archive-date=5 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905192228/http://gigaom.com/2014/06/30/the-dark-side-of-io-how-the-u-k-is-making-web-domain-profits-from-a-shady-cold-war-land-deal/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ICB was sold by [[Paul Kane (entrepreneur)|Paul Kane]] to Afilias for $70 million in April 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Murphy |first1=Kevin |url=http://domainincite.com/23650-afilias-bought-io-for-70-million|title=Afilias bought .io for $70 million |website=Domain Incite |date=2018-11-09 |accessdate=2020-08-13}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 00:35, 20 October 2024
Internet Computer Bureau Limited is an Internet top-level domain custodian based in the United Kingdom. The custodian is responsible for maintaining the .io, .sh, and .ac country code top-level domains.[1] In 2017 it became a subsidiary of Afilias, a United States corporation. Afilias was later acquired by Identity Digital.
The company was established on 18 July 1996 as Internet Computer Bureau plc,[2] and became a private limited company on 16 December 2004.[3][4]
Embroiled in controversy around its involvement in registration of .io domains associated with the Diego Garcia military base following the expulsion of the Chagossian population,[5] ICB was sold by Paul Kane to Afilias for $70 million in April 2017.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Internet Computer Bureau". icb.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Incorporation". Companies House. 18 July 1996. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Internet Computer Bureau Limited". Companies House. 17 July 1996. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Certificate of re-registration from Public Limited Company to Private". Companies House. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ Meyer, David (20 June 2014). "The dark side of .io: How the U.K. is making web domain profits from a shady Cold War land deal". Gigaom. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ Murphy, Kevin (9 November 2018). "Afilias bought .io for $70 million". Domain Incite. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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