In a recent article in CircleID, Chuck Gomes, VP of Policy and Compliance, Naming and Directory Services at VeriSign, outlines VeriSign’s support for new gTLDs. The article can be found here. In the article, Chuck discusses the benefits of new gTLDs, including increased competition, new opportunities and further innovation. Chuck mentions that new TLDs would increase market demand for their backend third-party registry services. Additionally, he outlines the need for registries to maintain financial stability and support registrants during unexpected events. Due to these concerns, VeriSign is supporting the fine tuning of the Draft Applicant Guidebook (DAG) by ICANN. This is welcomed news from VeriSign. We look forward to working with them on developing the final protections and moving forward with New TLDs.