restricted by icann

I am trying to find out why you can't register certain acronyms for second level domains.. Some I understand......like: Opec, Interpol, unesco, UN etc etc etc but when it comes to more generic acronyms like Eco, SPC, LAS etc etc it left me scratching my head...... If someone can let me know...

I am trying to find out why you can't register certain acronyms for second level domains.. Some I understand......like: Opec, Interpol, unesco, UN etc etc etc but when it comes to more generic acronyms like Eco, SPC, LAS etc etc it left me scratching my head...... If someone can let me know...

Today I received the following email from Alpnames: We have been notified by the operator of the .LOAN registry that certain domain name(s) registered to you are restricted by ICANN and that they were mistakenly made available for registration by the registry. As these domain names are...

Today I received the following email from Alpnames: We have been notified by the operator of the .LOAN registry that certain domain name(s) registered to you are restricted by ICANN and that they were mistakenly made available for registration by the registry. As these domain names are...