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NEW YORK (AP) - An independent advisory firm recommended Monday that VeriSign Inc. be given another six years to run the Internet's third most popular domain name suffix.
If approved, renewal of a contract to serve as master-keeper of ".net" directories would generate about $20 million annually for VeriSign, which already makes more than $200 million a year managing ".com." Owners of ".net" domain names could see lower prices when they renew.
Though most other Internet users should not see any immediate changes, the company that runs the directories ultimately influences whether people can send e-mail and reach the Web sites they are seeking.
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