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WorldRoot (noun) - An Internet DNS Root Server Network that contains all known Top-level domains and in which collisions are resolved by a simple First-Come, First Serve algorithm.

WorldRoot Reliability Enhancements Planned - Listing Fee Structure to be Instituted January 1, 2010

Chicago, IL, USA - November 4, 2009

Due to the increased cost of operating the WorldRoot, it will be neccessary to start
charging a fee for TLDs to be listed in the WorldRoot, beginning January 1, 2010.

This will be a small annual fee and will be used to support new WorldRoot servers and
provide redundant connectivity and reliable power for the current servers. The exact
amount has yet to be determined, but will be announced in early December.

American Webmasters Inc, the operator of the WorldRoot for the Top Level Domain Holders
Trade Association has been given permission by the TLDHTA to levy these fees in order
to cover its costs associated with operating the WorldRoot.

John Palmer, President and CEO of American Webmasters, Inc. said today that the company is
moving the Alpha root to a highly connected colocation facility in the first week of
January 2010. "We will be moving to 350 E. Cermak in Chicago's South Loop - this is one
of the most highly connected, secured facilities in the world", Palmer said. 350 E. Cermak is owned by
The Digital Realty Trust which operates data centers around the world. Information about
350 E. Cermak is located HERE

In addition to this upgrade for A.WORLROOT.NET, other WorldRoot servers will be installed
around the world until the complete set of 13 servers is deployed. All of this depends
on funding from TLD listing fees mentioned above.

The WorldRoot is dedicated to supporting all of the known, active TLDs that exist in the
world and will not de-list anyone that does not pay the annual fee, but instead, will
put placeholder NS records in place for the un-funded TLDs until and unless the
TLD holder wishes to activate his or her TLD in the Worldroot. All of the "legacy" TLDs,
that is, ICANN TLDs and CC-tlds will be grandfathered in because excluding TLDs such
as .COM or any of the CC-tlds would make WorldRoot un-usable and it is highly unlikely
that ICANN, the legacy GTLD registrars or the CCTld operators would pay, although they will be
invited to support the WorldRoot, if they so choose.

For more information about this and other WorldRoot matters, please visit WorldRoot
website at http://www.worldroot.net. You may also contact WorldRoot through the online
contact form at that site.