'''AFNIC''' ('''Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération''', previously '''NIC-France''') is a non-profit organization that administers the [[TLD]] registry for France ([[.fr]]) and its overseas territories. It was established in 1997 jointly by the [[INRIA]] (National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control of France) and the Government of France, represented by the Ministries of Telecommunications, Industries and Research. <ref>[http://www.afnic.fr/afnic AFNIC about]</ref> | '''AFNIC''' ('''Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération''', previously '''NIC-France''') is a non-profit organization that administers the [[TLD]] registry for France ([[.fr]]) and its overseas territories. It was established in 1997 jointly by the [[INRIA]] (National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control of France) and the Government of France, represented by the Ministries of Telecommunications, Industries and Research. <ref>[http://www.afnic.fr/afnic AFNIC about]</ref> |