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'''.CO Internet S.A.S.''' is a company formed by [[Arcelandia S.A.]], a Colombian company, and the U.S. company [[Neustar Inc.]], for the purpose of developing and operating the .co internet registry; it is responsible for the promotion, administration, and technical operation of the [[.co]] [[TLD]].<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/frequently-asked-questions/general-co-faqs CoInternet FAQ]</ref>

'''.CO Internet S.A.S.''' is a company formed by [[Arcelandia S.A.]], a Colombian company, and the U.S. company [[Neustar]] Inc., for the purpose of developing and operating the .co Internet registry; it is responsible for the promotion, administration, and technical operation of the [[.co]] [[TLD]].<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/frequently-asked-questions/general-co-faqs CoInternet FAQ]</ref>

While .co was originally the [[ccTLD]] of Colombia, .CO Internet S.A.S was created as .co became a [[gTLD]]; since July, 2010 it has been available to the general public outside of Colombia.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-01-16-godaddy-domain_N.htm USA Today]</ref>

While .co was originally the [[ccTLD]] of Colombia, .CO Internet was created to facilitate .co becoming [[gTLD]]; since July, 2010 it has been available to the general public outside of Colombia.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-01-16-godaddy-domain_N.htm USA Today]</ref>

.Co Internet S.A.S has decided to work with only a dozen registrars in its first year.<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/registrars/co-registrars .Co Internet Registrars]</ref> In its first 6 months (July-January 2010), some 600,000 .co domain names were registered;<ref>[http://sullysblog.com/Lori-Anne-Wardi Sully's Blog]</ref> [[GoDaddy]] has registered about 250,000 of those.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-01-16-godaddy-domain_N.htm USA Today]</ref>.

.Co Internet has decided to work with only a dozen [[registrar]]s in its first year.<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/registrars/co-registrars .Co Internet Registrars]</ref> In its first 6 months (July-January 2010), some 600,000 .co domain names were registered;<ref>[http://sullysblog.com/Lori-Anne-Wardi Sully's Blog]</ref> [[GoDaddy]] has registered about 250,000 of those.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-01-16-godaddy-domain_N.htm USA Today]</ref>.

==.co's History==

==.co's History==

In 1991 .co was recognized as Colombia's [[ccTLD]] by [[IANA]]. Around a decade later the Universidad de los Andes, the official registrar of .co, began to research the benefits of broadening the availability of .co for commercial purposes. This began a long back-and-forth between the University, the Colombian Ministry of Telecommunication, and [[ICANN]]. Finally, in August of 2009, the Ministry announced that it had been awarded oversight of .co as an expanded [[gTLD]].<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2009/co-report-24nov2009.html IANA]</ref>

In 1991 .co was recognized as Colombia's [[ccTLD]] by [[IANA]]. Around a decade later the Universidad de los Andes, the official registrar of .co, began to research the benefits of broadening the availability of .co for commercial purposes. This began a long back-and-forth between the University, the Colombian Ministry of Telecommunication, and [[ICANN]]. Finally, in August of 2009, the Ministry announced that it had been awarded oversight of .co as an expanded [[gTLD]].<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2009/co-report-24nov2009.html IANA]</ref>