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London Launches .London Domain For The City

By TechTaffy Desk

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London will shortly be one of the first cities in the world to launch a new city domain name. Internet addresses ending in .london will be available next year after ICANN, the global internet body, signed a contract this week giving the new system the formal go-ahead.

London-based businesses, organisations and individuals will be able to apply first for new web addresses ending in .london from spring 2014.

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