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{{~~CompanyInfo~~|

{{TLD|

| logo = Dotcom.JPG‎

|logo = Dotcom.JPG‎

| ~~type~~ =

|status = Active

| ~~industry~~ = ~~TLD~~

|manager = [[Verisign]]

~~| founded = 1985~~

|country = International

~~| founders =~~

|stringcontention =

~~| ownership =~~

|registryprovider = Verisign

~~| headquarters = 21355 Ridgetop Circle <br>Dulles, VA 20166~~

|date = 1985

| country = ~~USA~~

|type = [[gTLD]]

| ~~businesses~~ =

|community =

| ~~products~~ =

|keypeople =

| ~~employees =~~

~~| revenue~~ =

| ~~website~~ = [~~http://www.verisigninc.com www.verisigninc.com~~]

| ~~blog =~~

~~| facebook =~~

~~| linkedin =~~

~~| twitter~~ =

| keypeople = ~~[[Mark McLaughlin]], President & CEO~~

}}

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In October, 2011, [[Verisign]]'s registry passed the 100 million mark for number of .com domains under management.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/com-passed-100-million-mark-in-october/ Com Passed 100 Million Mark in October, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

==History==

The .com ~~gTLd~~, along with the other original TLDs, was first administered by the United States Department of Defense under the [[DARPA|Defense Advance Advance Research Project Agency]], which was first implemented in 1985. The [[NIC|Network Information Center]], which was run by [[SRI International]], was the first assigned registrar and administrator of the first domain names.<ref>[http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc920.txt RFC 920]</ref> NIC was responsible for registering and hosting the domain names,<ref>[http://www.sri.com/about/timeline/tld-nic.html SRI International]</ref> as well as administering the [[IP Address|IP addresses]].<ref>[http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1020.txt RFC 1020]</ref>

The .com gTLD, along with the other original TLDs, was first administered by the United States Department of Defense under the [[DARPA|Defense Advance Advance Research Project Agency]], which was first implemented in 1985. The [[NIC|Network Information Center]], which was run by [[SRI International]], was the first assigned registrar and administrator of the first domain names.<ref>[http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc920.txt RFC 920]</ref> NIC was responsible for registering and hosting the domain names,<ref>[http://www.sri.com/about/timeline/tld-nic.html SRI International]</ref> as well as administering the [[IP Address|IP addresses]].<ref>[http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1020.txt RFC 1020]</ref>

On October 1, 1991, the administration of the .com and all the TLDs was transfered to [[GSI|Government Systems, Inc.]].<ref>[http://www.armware.dk/RFC/rfc/rfc1261.html RFC 1261]</ref> It assumed all of SRI's service responsibilities, such as domain name registration, online informations services and help desk operations, as well as [[RFC]] and Internet-Draft archive and distribution services. The Internet registration services were provided by Defense Information System Agency (DISA) NIC, which was also operated by Government Systems Inc.<ref>[http://www.armware.dk/RFC/rfc/rfc1261.html RFC 1261]</ref> This task was sub-contracted by GSI to [[Network Solutions]] (NSI).

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-{{CompanyInfo|
+{{TLD|
-| logo            = Dotcom.JPG‎
+|logo   = Dotcom.JPG‎
-| type            =
+|status = Active
-| industry        = TLD
+|manager  = [[Verisign]]
-| founded         = 1985
+|country   = International
-| founders        =
+|stringcontention =
-| ownership       =
+|registryprovider   = Verisign
-| headquarters    = 21355 Ridgetop Circle <br>Dulles, VA  20166
+|date  = 1985
-| country         = USA
+|type   = [[gTLD]]
-| businesses      =
+|community  =
-| products        =
+|keypeople  =
-| employees       =
-| revenue         =
-| website         = [http://www.verisigninc.com www.verisigninc.com]
-| blog            =
-| facebook        =
-| linkedin        =
-| twitter         =
-| keypeople       = [[Mark McLaughlin]], President & CEO
 }}
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 In October, 2011, [[Verisign]]'s registry passed the 100 million mark for number of .com domains under management.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/com-passed-100-million-mark-in-october/ Com Passed 100 Million Mark in October, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
 ==History==
-The .com gTLd, along with the other original TLDs, was first administered by the United States Department of Defense under the [[DARPA|Defense Advance Advance Research Project Agency]], which was first implemented in 1985. The [[NIC|Network Information Center]], which was run by [[SRI International]], was the first assigned registrar and administrator of the first domain names.<ref>[http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc920.txt RFC 920]</ref> NIC was responsible for registering and hosting the domain names,<ref>[http://www.sri.com/about/timeline/tld-nic.html SRI International]</ref> as well as administering the [[IP Address|IP addresses]].<ref>[http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1020.txt RFC 1020]</ref>
+The .com gTLD, along with the other original TLDs, was first administered by the United States Department of Defense under the [[DARPA|Defense Advance Advance Research Project Agency]], which was first implemented in 1985. The [[NIC|Network Information Center]], which was run by [[SRI International]], was the first assigned registrar and administrator of the first domain names.<ref>[http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc920.txt RFC 920]</ref> NIC was responsible for registering and hosting the domain names,<ref>[http://www.sri.com/about/timeline/tld-nic.html SRI International]</ref> as well as administering the [[IP Address|IP addresses]].<ref>[http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1020.txt RFC 1020]</ref>
 On October 1, 1991, the administration of the .com and all the TLDs was transfered to [[GSI|Government Systems, Inc.]].<ref>[http://www.armware.dk/RFC/rfc/rfc1261.html RFC 1261]</ref> It assumed all of SRI's service responsibilities, such as domain name registration, online informations services and help desk operations, as well as  [[RFC]] and Internet-Draft archive and distribution services. The Internet registration services were provided by Defense Information System Agency (DISA) NIC, which was also operated by Government Systems Inc.<ref>[http://www.armware.dk/RFC/rfc/rfc1261.html RFC 1261]</ref> This task was sub-contracted by GSI to [[Network Solutions]] (NSI).