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Bringing More Efficiency To The Secondary Domain Market

Some experiences in the last couple weeks have me thinking about the need for registrars to rethink their approach to the secondary market for domain names and how we deal with each other when high-value domain names are hijacked. In this post I would like to briefly examine this and make a specific suggestion that I believe will help in credibility and therefore efficiency.

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Published on
October 26, 2009
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The Sad State of Broadband in Canada

In response to poor results in recent OECD tables and a number of other benchmarks, Canadian telcos and cablecos have fought back by commissioning a “study” to respond to criticisms about the (in my view abysmal) state of the Canadian broadband market.

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October 19, 2009
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Tucows Inc. Adds Return Path Email Feedback Loop to OpenSRS Email Service

Tucows Inc. (AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) a global provider of domain names, email and other Internet services, announced today that it has added an email feedback loop (FBL) service in partnership with Return Path, the leader in email reputation services.

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Published on
October 15, 2009
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Tucows Inc. Announces Final Results of Third Dutch Auction Tender Offer

Tucows Inc. (NYSE AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) a global provider of domain names, email and other Internet services, announced today the final results of its modified “Dutch auction” tender offer, which expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 2, 2009.

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Published on
October 8, 2009
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Tucows Inc. Announces Preliminary Results of Third Dutch Auction Tender Offer

Tucows Inc. (AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) a global provider of domain names, email and other Internet services, announced today the preliminary results of its modified “Dutch auction” tender offer, which expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 2, 2009.

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Published on
October 5, 2009
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On “The Affirmation of Commitments”

There was big news in the ICANN world today with the announcement of the “Affirmation of Commitments”. This is the document which will now govern the relationship between ICANN and the US government (“USG”) as well as the rest of the world (“ROW”).

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Published on
September 30, 2009
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Tucows Amends and Extends Third Modified Dutch Tender Offer

Tucows Inc. (AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) a global provider of domain names, email and other Internet services, announced today that it has narrowed the price range that it is offering for the repurchase of shares of its Common Stock under the modified Dutch auction tender that commenced on August 20, 2009 to no less than $0.52 and no more than $0.60 per share.

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Published on
September 10, 2009
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Tucows Announces Commencement of Third Dutch Auction Tender Offer to Repurchase up to 5 Million Common Shares

Tucows Inc. (NYSE AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) a global provider of domain names, email and other Internet services, announced today that it is commencing a modified “Dutch auction” tender offer to repurchase up to 5,000,000 shares of its common stock, representing approximately 7.4% of Tucows' outstanding shares.

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Published on
August 20, 2009
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Tucows Inc. Adds Sub-reseller Features, Enabling OpenSRS Resellers to Manage Their Own Network of Domain Name Resellers

Tucows Inc. (NYSE AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) a global provider of domain names, email and other Internet services, announced today that it has enhanced its domain registration platform by adding Sub-reseller features. OpenSRS Resellers are now able to create and manage their own network of domain name resellers.

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Published on
August 20, 2009
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Tucows Commences Third Dutch Auction Tender Offer to Repurchase up to 5 Million Common Shares

Tucows Inc. (NYSE AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) a global provider of domain names, email and other Internet services, announced today that it intends to commence a third modified "Dutch auction" tender offer to repurchase up to 5,000,000 shares of its common stock, representing approximately 7.4% of the Tucows' outstanding shares.

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August 12, 2009
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Tucows Inc. reports financial results for the second quarter of 2009

Tucows Inc., (NYSE AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) a global provider of domain names, email and other Internet services, today reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2009 ended June 30, 2009. All figures are in U.S. dollars.

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Published on
August 12, 2009
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Tucows Announces Final Results of Second Dutch Auction Tender Offer

Tucows Inc. (AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) a global provider of domain names, email and other Internet services, announced today the final results of its second modified Dutch auction tender offer, which expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 9, 2009.

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Published on
July 14, 2009
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