News ICANN approves new domain names By - November 17, 2000 15 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsAppLinkedinReddItEmail Author: JT Smith CNET News.com reports that ICANN has approved seven new top level domain name suffixes, including .biz, .aero, .name .coop, .info, .pro, and .museum. The new names are expected to be available in 2001.