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The extension .biz celebrated its 10 year anniversary at the beginning of 2012. At that time, there were more than 2.2 million .biz registrations.<ref>[http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/2/prweb9172298.htm Releases, PRWeb.com]</ref>

The extension .biz celebrated its 10 year anniversary at the beginning of 2012. At that time, there were more than 2.2 million .biz registrations.<ref>[http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/2/prweb9172298.htm Releases, PRWeb.com]</ref>

[[Neustar]]'s contract to act as the registry for .biz was extended for six months after it expired on Dec. 31, 2012. The contract is held by [[ICANN]], and it is in the midst of renegotiation. The contract has a presumption of renewal and the delay is likely due to the activity at ICANN focused on the [[New gTLD Program]]. [[Afilias]] [[.info]] is in the same situation.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/11534-info-and-biz-contracts-extended-after-expiring Info and Biz Contracts Extended After Expiring, DomainIncite.com]Published & Retrieved 9 Jan 2013</ref>  

[[Neustar]]'s contract to act as the registry for .biz was extended for six months after it expired on Dec. 31, 2012.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/11534-info-and-biz-contracts-extended-after-expiring Info and Biz Contracts Extended After Expiring, DomainIncite.com]Published & Retrieved 9 Jan 2013</ref> The contract is held by [[ICANN]], and was renewed in August 2013.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries Registry Agreements, ICANN.org] Retrieved 09 Oct 2013</ref>

 

==Background==

==Background==

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