Verisign Will Delete 22,000 .name Domains That Are Paid For. Two Registrants Are Fighting It.

Verisign has ICANN’s permission to delete every third-level .name domain in existence, the john.smith.name form the registry launched with, along with the email forwarding service that let a registrant receive mail at firstname@lastname.name. ICANN’s letters of July 28, 2026 free Verisign to switch both services off after giving registrars at least 90 days’ notice. ICANN’s letter puts the number…