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→ICANN Registrar Accreditation
In March 1999, [[ICANN]] Board posted the Statement of Registrar Accreditation Policy to implement a program for registrar accreditation for the [[.com]], [[.net]], and [[.org]] [[TLD]]s. From March 11 to April 8, 1999, [[ICANN]] accepted applications from entities seeking accreditation to participate as one of the five domain name registrars in the [[SRS]] Testbed Program.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/accreditation-history.htm ICANN.org ]</ref>
In March 1999, [[ICANN]] Board posted the Statement of Registrar Accreditation Policy to implement a program for registrar accreditation for the [[.com]], [[.net]], and [[.org]] [[TLD]]s. From March 11 to April 8, 1999, [[ICANN]] accepted applications from entities seeking accreditation to participate as one of the five domain name registrars in the [[SRS]] Testbed Program.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/accreditation-history.htm ICANN.org ]</ref>
On April 21, 1999, [[ICANN]] announced Register.com was one of the first five testbed registrars for the competitive [[Shared Registry System]]. On June 7th, the company began operations under this name as a paid registrar in the [[.com]], [[.net]], and [[.org]] domains; along with [[AOL]], [[CORE]], [[France Telecom]]/[[Oléane]] and [[MelbourneIT]]. Register.com was the first registrar to come online. <ref>[http://www.wallonie-isoc.org/Internet_Documents-en-francais/Hobbes_Internet-Timeline_trad.htm Robert H'obbes' Internet Timeline ]</ref>
On April 21, 1999, [[ICANN]] announced Register.com was one of the first five testbed registrars for the competitive [[SRS|Shared Registry System]]. On June 7th, the company began operations under this name as a paid registrar in the [[.com]], [[.net]], and [[.org]] domains; along with [[AOL]], [[CORE]], [[France Telecom]]/[[Oléane]] and [[MelbourneIT]]. Register.com was the first registrar to come online. <ref>[http://www.wallonie-isoc.org/Internet_Documents-en-francais/Hobbes_Internet-Timeline_trad.htm Robert H'obbes' Internet Timeline ]</ref>
==Vector's acquisition of Register.com==
==Vector's acquisition of Register.com==