On November 16, 2009–and after years of preparation–ICANN will launch its fast track process for international domain names, so that web users whose native tongue is not English or who do not use characters from Romance (Latin-based) languages can use domain names using their own Korean, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Hindi, or other characters.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers or ICANN has served to establish policies regarding domain names on the internet.