Competition in the internet domain market - is a regulation of players with significant market power necessary?

Andreas Bartels (), Michael Studeny (), Ioana Surugiu () and Teodora-Bianca Floricel ()
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Andreas Bartels: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Michael Studeny: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Ioana Surugiu: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Teodora-Bianca Floricel: Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Zeitschrift für interdisziplinäre ökonomische Forschung, 2016, issue 1, 28-35

Abstract: Domain names are addresses in the world wide web. The companies that register these names for individuals and companies in their databases are called registries. Registries of generic domain names are subject to policies of and agreements with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). One of the stated core values of ICANN is to promote competition in the domain industry. ICANN's policy so far has basically only been the introduction of new domain endings which even worsened the competitive situation. VeriSign as the .com and .net registry is now the largest registry worldwide and holds a market share of 85% (as of December 2014) in the wholesale generic domain business. This article will display how helpless ICANN has been concerning the development of a sound competition policy and how VeriSign managed to capitalise on this.

Keywords: General; Competition; Monopoly; Domain Name; Internet (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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