Dec 18, 2005
Single letter domains could be available for registration
A.com, B.com, C.com on the way? via Forever Geek
Back in December 1993, IANA decided to reserve all one letter domains in the .com/.net/.org top level domain systems for “infrastructure purposes to help ensure stable operation of the Internet.” However, ICANN (IANA’s ruling body), has recently indicated that single letter domains may soon become available, though how they would be distributed remains to be seen. The best way in terms of generating windfall revenue for ICANN would be to auction the names to the highest bidder, which would almost certainly generate several million dollars in one fell swoop.
Some domains, such as x.com (which now redirects to PayPal), were registered before the restriction came into effect and are therefore still available regardless of whether the registration restrictions are lifted or not.
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