India registered a 50-per cent growth in web site traffic, as the total subscriber base for broadband (net speeds exceeding 256 kbps) reached 5.45 million by the end of December 2008. ... In support of this effort, VeriSign has joined ICANN and others in the Internet community to pursue development of Internationalized TLDs.
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