APTLD Bi-Weekly Newsletter (28 September 2026)

Recent APTLD Updates

APTLD News

Call for Applications for the APTLD91 Fellowship Program | APTLD

APTLD90 | Gratitude to Our Hosts | APTLD

The 90th APTLD Members Meeting Communique | APTLD

Happy 20th anniversary, PANDI! | APTLD

APTLD Welcomes Codeblox Technologies — New Associate Member | APTLD

APTLD Welcomes Rao Naveed Bin Rais — New Individual Associate Member | APTLD

APTLD90 feedback survey

Next APTLD Meeting: APTLD91, Brisbane, Australia, 15-19 February 2027

APTLD91 Meeting Website 

APTLD91 Online Registration       

Members

(.AU auDA)

The independent Policy Advisory Panel’s review of the .au Licensing Rules made a range of recommendations aimed at supporting the rules to remain effective, reflect community expectations, and maintain trust and confidence in the .au domain | auDA

Announcing the 2026 recipients of the auDA Churchill Fellowship | auDA

(.BH TRA)

TRA Participates in ITU Meetings on Global ICT Indicators and Statistics

(.KH TRC)

Announcement on Prohibiting the Importation, Supply, and Distribution of Counterfeit and/or Second-Hand Mobile Phones, Tablets, Computers, Walkie-Talkies, and Other Telecommunications Equipment from Abroad | Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia

(.LK  LK Domain Registry)

LK Domain Registry: Your First Step Towards BestWeb.LK 2027

LK Domain Registry: Key Insights from the BestWeb.LK 2026 Feedback Session

(.OM TRA)

Telecom sector visits Dhofar Governorate | TRA Oman News

TRA Publishes Mobile Telecommunications User Experience Indicators in Dhofar Governorate | TRA Oman News

Dhofar Governorate Records Growth in Telecommunications Service Indicators in 2025 | TRA Oman News

TRA holds a Workshop on telecommunications and information technology indicators | TRA Oman News

TRA Publishes User Experience Indicators for Tourist Sites and Events During Dhofar Season 2026 | TRA Oman News

TRA Launches a Pilot Platform for Coverage Request Management Across Governorates | TRA Oman News

TRA Publishes Mobile Telecommunications User Experience Indicators at Oman Avenues Mall | TRA Oman News

TRA Announces Auction of 50 Diamond and Gold Numbers from Vodafone | TRA Oman News

(.SG SGNIC)

SGNIC Scam Alert & Advisory

(.TW TWNIC)

An Update on the IPv6 Transition

(.UZ UZINFOCOM)

TLDCON 2026 Has Started in Tashkent – ccTLD.uz

Working Meeting with the .UZ Domain Administration Held During ICANN Representative’s Visit to Uzbekistan – ccTLD.uz

(.VU TRBR)

TRBR – TRBR Launches Consultations for 2027–2031 Strategic Plan to Shape Vanuatu’s Digital Future

(.AM  ISOC.AM)

20 Years of SIGs: From Internet Governance Knowledge to Decision-Making – Internet Socity NGO

A Safer Internet: Internet Society Launches New Global Initiative – Internet Socity NGO

(.Cloud Aruba.it)

Aruba applies for 39 new domain extensions in ICANN’s 2026 gTLD round | Aruba.it

(.CA CIRA)

Step-by-step guide: starting a small business in Canada – CIRA

What’s in a business name? Q&A with brand strategist Tony Chapman – CIRA

CIRA 2026 AGM: what you need to know about this year’s By-law amendments – CIRA

Virtual Meet & Greet: connect with the final board election candidates – CIRA

More devices, extended protection: CIRA takes Canadian Shield beyond the home – CIRA

CIRA’s award-winning ‘What’s up with the internet?’ podcast returns for its fourth season to explore Canada’s creator economy – CIRA

(.DE DENIC)

IGF-D 2026 gets underway – Freedom and Responsibility in an Interconnected World

Developments in the internet governance environment July to August 2026

(GoDaddy Registry)

An SEO Case Study on gTLDs, Domain Names, & SEO Performance

(Identity Digital)

Newsroom | Tech Startups: A .digital Domain Signals Your Category Before Anyone Reads Your Pitch

Newsroom | Best Practices for Your gTLD Registry Operations

(it.com)

it.com Domains Surpasses 200,000 Registrations, Marking 33% Growth Since Q1 – get.it.com

Who Should Own My Domain? A Business Ownership Guide | it.com Domains

Industry News Digest | August 2026

(Markmonitor)

Domain Name Risk Management: How to Protect Your Corporate Portfolio

(.MX Dominos.mx)

Mexican design: Creativity taking shape – Dominos.mx

(.RU Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ)

Students of INHA University in Tashkent dive into engineering standards and internet governance on TLDCON 2026 educational day

TLDCON 2026: From cybersecurity and AI to youth capacity building for the internet sector

AI’s Impact on the Domain Space Takes Center Stage at TLDCON 2026

TLDCON 2026: new approaches to combating DNS abuse

TLDCON 2026 discusses special domain name service modes: Striking a balance between accessibility and security

Coordination Center strengthens regional partnerships

19th International Conference for ccTLD Registries and Registrars of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (TLDCON 2026) opens in Tashkent

Digital Culture: Opening Opportunities, Mitigating Risks – an IT literacy lesson held in Solntsevo

“Engaging young people is a strategic investment in the future of the Russian internet”

A delegation from the Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ participated in the anniversary APTLD90 conference in Ulaanbaatar

Green office in action

Registration opens for 15th Explore the Internet online digital literacy championship

AI, cybersecurity, new approaches to domain regulation and marketing: TLDCON 2026 program released

(Verisign)

AI Agent Discovery Facilitated by Proposed DNS Resource Record Types | Verisign Blog

Others

EU Policy Updates – EU Policy Update – Summer 2026 – Centr

APNIC 62 Policy SIG reviews seven policy proposals, with two reaching consensus | APNIC Blog

IP geolocation at APNIC 62: Challenges, geofeeds, and data quality perspectives | APNIC Blog

Understanding ASPA: The next step in routing security | APNIC Blog

Latest BGP hijack targets hosting software vendor | APNIC Blog

APNIC 62: Updates in DNS, DHCP, certificate security, and BGP routing resilience | APNIC Blog

Presto: A match-action TCP stack for the terabit era | APNIC Blog

The case for open-weight models and why we can’t trust frontier labs | APNIC Blog

One or two nameservers? | APNIC Blog

Asia Pacific research networks commit to stronger cyber resilience cooperation | APNIC Blog

Digital@UNGA 2026 calls for all voices to build a digital future together

ITU-WMO event to review risks to radio spectrum for weather and climate services

Russian Attack Disrupts Internet and Digital Services Across Kyiv

DNSSEC Validation Climbs Across Africa Ahead of Root Key Rollover

IPv6 Growth Remains Concentrated Among Major Infrastructure Providers

ICANN Reports Persistent Acceptance Gaps for Internationalized Domains

ICANN Confirms 1,616 Applications Will Proceed in 2026 New gTLD Round

Microsoft Disrupts EvilTokens AI Cybercrime Service Linked to 12,000 Compromised Inboxes

ICANN Commenters Urge Limits on Proposed Domain Abuse Checks

EU Sets Sustainability Labels for Larger Data Centers

ICANN Comment Period Closes on Linking gTLDs With Alternative Naming Systems

Candle Submarine Cable Reaches Indonesia on Route Across Six Asian Markets

AWS Says Iran Strikes Caused Permanent Customer Data Loss in Bahrain and UAE

UK, US and Dutch Agencies Expose Iranian Spyware Targeting Dissidents and Journalists

Study Finds Tribal-Built Broadband Network Linked to 4% Income Gain

Canada Plans Sovereign Broadband Backbone With New Fibre Investment Incentive

Cyberattackers Are Using AI Across More of the Kill Chain, Anthropic Reports

“Time to lawyer up…” Anger grows over Verisign’s .name bloodbath – Domain Incite

stupid.domain.name owner fights Verisign turn-off – Domain Incite

APrIGF 2026 Venue Update: Royal Tulip, Kathmandu – APrIGF.Asia

ICANN heads down under for 2027 AGM – Domain Name Wire

GoDaddy domains now automatically verified with Afternic – Domain Name Wire

Virginia Department of Health sues to recover expired domain, now used for porn – Domain Name Wire

D3 launches new TLD pre-order platform Frontier – Domain Name Wire

Norton antivirus software maker in talks to acquire GoDaddy – Domain Name Wire

NameJet expired domain sales: a bonanza for iGaming – Domain Name Wire

ICANN confirms 1,616 new top level domain applications – Domain Name Wire

Identity Digital spins out agentic effort, now called Known – Domain Name Wire

This week’s end user domain names sales, from iGaming to KYC – Domain Name Wire

TLD fight: easyGroup threatens .easy applicant, LFG files lawsuit – Domain Name Wire

New TLD applicants impatiently wait for timeline – Domain Name Wire

German domain registrar applies for .crew top level domain – Domain Name Wire

Twente region of the Netherlands to get its own domain – Domain Name Wire

Why these “bad” domains sold for big bucks – Domain Name Wire

How to get transfer authorization codes in bulk using Claude – Domain Name Wire

MAG Chair Office Hours Agenda | Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

See Selected Workshop Proposals | Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

From policy to practice: Making maritime communications work at sea – ITU

How an ITU security lab advances trust in digital financial services – ITU

Digital@UNGA Awards: Projects reaching people – ITU

Protecting spectrum for weather, climate and early warnings – ITU

Building trust into the next generation of digital services – ITU

ICANN

ICANN90 Annual General Meeting Location Announced

ICANN Confirms Number of Applications Proceeding in the 2026 Round

New ICANN Report Highlights Global Progress on IDNs and Universal Acceptance

ICANN87 Schedule Now Available

Current ICANN Public Consultations

DNS Abuse Mitigation PDP 1 Initial Report

Initial Report of the TSG on gTLD Integrations with Alternative Naming Systems

IRP-IOT – Proposed updates to the IRP Supplementary Procedures