In 1991, Network Solutions was awarded the contract to operate the domain name registry on behalf of the US [[DISA|Defense Information Systems Agency]]. The company's mandate was to register domain names in the [[.com]], [[.org]], [[.mil]], [[.gov]], [[.edu]] and [[.net]], and this service was free of cost to customers. | In 1991, Network Solutions was awarded the contract to operate the domain name registry on behalf of the US [[DISA|Defense Information Systems Agency]]. The company's mandate was to register domain names in the [[.com]], [[.org]], [[.mil]], [[.gov]], [[.edu]] and [[.net]], and this service was free of cost to customers. |