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Mid-2013 expansion for Internet names targeted by Anick Jesdanun The Associated Press Published Feb 25, 2013 02:36PM MDT NEW YORK • Hundreds of Internet address suffixes to rival “.com” should be available for people and businesses to use by the end of the year, the head of an Internet oversight agency said Monday. The initial ones, expected in mid-2013, will likely be in Chinese and other languages besides English, said Fadi Chehade, CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. That will be followed within weeks by English suffixes that do not have competing bidders. Although the specific names... Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.