Region: Latin America & Caribbean

AOL recovers domain name in Brazil

After a three-year dispute, the US-based ISP America Online Inc has won the right to use the domain name 'aol.com.br'. AOL brought a claim against America On Line Telecomunicações Ltda, a local provider, that had registered the domain name in 1997.

28 August 2001

Colombia could pose challenge to the '.com' web address

A university in Colombia may turn the country's internet code, '.co',into a generic domain. The university is inviting bids from companies that wouldmarket the domain name internationally as an alternative to '.com', '.net' andothers.

03 July 2001