For Addresses That End in .xxx, More $$$

Icann, the nonprofit company responsible for Internet addresses, announced Wednesday that it had moved closer to creating a .xxx domain for adult Web sites.
The .xxx ending would join domains like .jobs, .travel, .aero and .museum, which cater to specific communities. Most were created after 2000, and most are administered by private sponsors selected by Icann.
The limited-market domains tend to be more expensive than widely used domains like .com and .net. Stuart Lawley, the president of ICM Registry, which is based in Florida and sponsors the .xxx domain, said he planned to charge $60 apiece for .xxx addresses to registrars who will probably resell them at a profit.

Ordinary .com addresses cost as little as $6 or $7 "because they sell 33 million of them every year," said Mr. Lawley, who said his was one of the cheapest of the newer domains. "That reflects the likely reality that .xxx will sell more."