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== ASO History==
In July 1999, when the three [[RIR|Regional Internet Registries]] which existed then, [[APNIC]], [[ARIN]], and [[RIPE NCC]] submitted their proposal for the creation of the ASO on the basis of the [[MoU|Memorandum of Understanding]]; which allows for the creation of a body such as the ASO as an extension of the [[NRO]].

[[ICANN]] approved the proposal at its meeting in Chile, and the ASO was subsequently created in October 1999, when the representatives of APNIC, ARIN, RIPE NCC, and ICANN signed the MoU. LACNIC was later recognized as the 4th [[RIR]] and it signed the agreement on October 30th, 2002. The Memorandum of Understanding was modified in October 2004, and signed by [[ICANN]] and the [[NRO]], which signed on behalf of all the RIRs. When ICANN decided to recognize [[AfriNIC]] as the fifth global RIR the representatives of AfriNIC signed the MoU, and it was incorporated as the 5th NRO member.<ref>[https://aso.icann.org/about-the-aso/history/  ASO History]</ref>