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From 1993 to 1998 [[Network Solutions]] was the only Registrar and Registry Operator for  [[.com]], [[.net]] and [[.org]] top level domain names ([[TLD]]s) based on a Cooperative Agreement between the company and National Science Foundation ([[NSF]]).<ref>

From 1993 to 1998 [[Network Solutions]] was the only Registrar and Registry Operator for  [[.com]], [[.net]] and [[.org]] top level domain names ([[TLD]]s) based on a Cooperative Agreement between the company and National Science Foundation ([[NSF]]).<ref>

[http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/cyber/internet.jsp A Brief History of NSF and the Internet]</ref>

[http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/cyber/internet.jsp A Brief History of NSF and the Internet]</ref>

The [[Department of Commerce]] (DOC) extended and amended the Cooperative Agreement with NSI when the contract expired in 1998. Under the new Cooperative Agreement, NSI will continue to serve as a Registry Operator and to implement a Shared Registry System ([[SRS]]), accessible to other registrars to be accredited by the new non-profit organization that will takeover the technical management of the DNS.<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/legacy/ntiahome/domainname/proposals/DOCNSI100698.htm Special Award Conditions  

The [[Department of Commerce]] (DOC) extended and amended the Cooperative Agreement with NSI when the contract expired in 1998. Under the new Cooperative Agreement, NSI will continue to serve as a Registry Operator and to implement a Shared Registry System ([[SRS]]) by June 1, 1999. The SRS will be accessible to unlimited number of registrars to be accredited by the new non-profit organization that will takeover the technical management of the DNS.<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/legacy/ntiahome/domainname/proposals/DOCNSI100698.htm Special Award Conditions NCR-9218742 Amendment No. 11]</ref> The Agreement was modified twice to adjust the date of the deployment of the SRS from June 1 to June 25, 1999 <ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/amend12.pdf Amendment Number 12]</ref> and the inclusion of a registration fee for new domain names; $9 for one year and $18 for two years and the Registrar License Agreement.<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/amendment13.pdf Amendment Number 13]</ref>

NCR-9218742 Amendment No. 11]</ref>

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