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Line 30: − + + − .IN is the country code top-level domain name ([[ccTLD]]) for India. It is managed and operated by the .IN registry. Its registration began during the Sunrise period on January 1-25, 2005. The general public started to register their desired domain names on February 16, 2005.<ref>[http://www.registry.in/About%20.IN]</ref> + − The .IN registry was appointed by the Indian government in 2004. Its operation is supervised by NIXI.+ + + +
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The organization's internet exchange points are located in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi,Hyderaba, Mohali, Mumbai, Lucknow and Kolkota.<ref>[http://nixi.in/images/AboutNIXI.pdf Internet Exchange Points]</ref>
The organization's internet exchange points are located in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi,Hyderaba, Mohali, Mumbai, Lucknow and Kolkota.<ref>[http://nixi.in/images/AboutNIXI.pdf Internet Exchange Points]</ref>
==.IN Registry==
==.IN ccTLD==
.IN is the country code top-level domain name ([[ccTLD]]) for India. IANA delegated initially delegated the .IN ccTLD in the DNS root zone in 1989. The National Centre for Software Technology (NCST) is the sponsoring organization and serves as the manager and operator of the .in ccTLD.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2009/in-report-27nov2009.html IANA Report]</ref>
In 2002, NCST merged with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), a scientific research and development institution of the Ministry of Information Technology.C-DAC managed and operated the .in registry until December of 2004. The Secretary of the Department of Information Technology subsequently issued and order designating and appointing National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) as the .IN Registry for .IN ccTLD.<ref>[<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2009/in-report-27nov2009.html IANA Report]</ref>
==NIXI and ICANN==
In 2009, [[ICANN]] received a request from NIXI to re-delegate the .in ccTLD to the organization as the new registry operator in India and it was evaluated by IANA.<ref>[<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2009/in-report-27nov2009.html IANA Report]</ref>
NIXI particpated in the ICANN 31st meeting in New Delhi that was hosted by the government of India.<ref>[http://delhi.icann.org/node/113 delhi.icann.org]</ref>