‘Millions of names are registered and deleted after this five-day grace period, according to a subgroup of Icann, Generic Names Supporting Organization, which issued a report indicating that in March last year almost 80 percent of the 72.2 million names registered that month were “tasted” during the grace period and deleted.’
Full article by International Herald Tribune, ‘Internet squatters faced with eviction’
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/27/business/TYPO.php