The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ([[ICANN]]) approved the application of Verisign as registry operator of the .net top-level domain name on May 25, 2001.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/verisign/net-index.htm ICANN]</ref> | The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ([[ICANN]]) approved the application of Verisign as registry operator of the .net top-level domain name on May 25, 2001.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/verisign/net-index.htm ICANN]</ref> |