AM NIC

Type:	Organization
Founded:	1996
Headquarters:	Khachatryan 17-2, Yerevan 12, Armenia
Country:	Armenia
Website:	www.nic.net

AM NIC (Armenia Network Information Centre) is an organization authorized by ISOC-AM (Registry), that provides the uninterrupted operability of the software-hardware (network) complex in ".am" and ".հայ" domain zones as well as distributes the information required to use domain names in the Internet that are registered in the registry

History

• 1992: Start of the commercial Internet in Armenia.
• 1995: “Internet Society” NGO was registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia. The founding meeting of the organization took place on August 4, 1994. The creation of “.am”, its own domain name zone, became possible after Armenian's participation in the INET93 international conference. In order to meet the main requirements announced at the conference and to create a national domain name zone, a professional initiative group was formed. As a result of the latter’s work, “Internet Society” NGO (ISOC) was registered and is operating up to day. The activities assumed by the “Internet Society” NGO were discussed at the third international conference INET95.
• 1996: The Armenian Information Network Center (AMNIC - www.amnic.net), established under the direction of ARMINCO LLC, was granted the authority to manage the “.am” top-level domain by IANA.

As of 2024, AMNIC operates in the structure of an “Internet Society” NGO, has a separate system and directly implements the works in the management process of Armenian domains.