New gTLDs to be delayed

Things were looking bad for the new gTLD program yesterday when two Congressmen criticized the plan, but now it looks like ICANN is having problems of its own.

According to an inside source at DN Journal, internal developments at the California organization will more than likely delay the gTLD system launch from Q1 2010 to Q2.

It sounds like ICANN isn’t having a good week. Personally, I think there will be more delays if the gTLD system even goes live at all. It is such a big change and will cause so many disruptions to the Internet that I doubt it Congress will let it become active without more research on its potential effects.