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Both systems will ale passengers access tema and selected websites which ml be cached rir to depareure Although inflight “mall systems aceady exist inthe US, the systems used by some US ailnes are only land-based. Singapore Aiines wilt the systems on transpactie fights. making ithe fst afin to offer such a sence coutede the US and over water ICANN) has she ccepting applications Forcompanis wishing to become registrars ofthe new top-level domains (DLs). The ‘succeatulaplcants lalate new TDLs ‘suchas shop feronine vendors efor ‘adultmaterial and eb Frente, New Domains YOU DON'T NEED TO DOT.COM ANY MORE The Internet Corporation for signed Names and Norbers cermphasing World Wide Web related aciices. The act ofthe new Ts ‘waz avalable atthe tine of pubicaton TCA. hopes to have new names active sn ery 2001-The reduction of new TDLS hasbeen long awaited by an internet