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{{CompanyInfo|
| logo            = DNS.be.JPG‎
| type            = Non-Profit Organization
| industry        = Registry
| founded        = February 2, 1999
| founders        = [[Agoria]], [[ISPA]] Belgium & [[Beltug]]
| ownership      =
| headquarters    =
| country        = Belgium
| businesses      =
| products        =
| employees      =
| revenue        =
| email          =
| website        = [http://www.dns.be/en/home www.dns.be]
| blog            =
| facebook        =
| linkedin        = [http://www.linkedin.com/company/dns-be DNS.be]
| twitter        = DNSbe
| keypeople      = [[Philip Du Bois]], General Manager
}}
 
'''DNS.be''' is the registry operator of the [[.be]] country code top level domain name ([[ccTLD]]) for Belgium. It is a non-profit organization established by [[ISPA]] Belgium, [[Agoria]] and [[Beltug]] in 1999. The organization is currently managing 1,291,780 .be domain names. <ref>[http://www.dns.be/en/about_dnsbe/mission About DNS.be]</ref>
 
==History==
The registrations of .be domain names was originally performed by Pierre Verbaeten of the of the Computer Science department of the Catholic University of Leuven from 1989 to 1994. During that time, there were only 129 domain names registered. Prof. Verbaeten requested to transfer the responsibility of registering domain names to DNS.be which was formed on February 2, 1999. DNS.be assumed the responsibility on January 1, 2000. <ref>[http://www.dns.be/en/about_dnsbe/history History of DNS.be]</ref>
 
==Responsibilities==
As  the registry operator for the .be ccTLD, DNS.be is responsible in carrying the following task:<ref>[http://www.dns.be/en/about_dnsbe/mission Mission]</ref>
* Develop the registration rules & regulations, policies and procedures for the .be ccTLD.
* Organize the quality assurance for domain name registration in Belgium.
* Maintain all the required technical aspects related to the domain name registration.
* Establish agreement with domain name registrars.
* Coordinate the domain registration at a national level.
* Represent the .be ccTLD within the international regulatory bodies and work groups.
* Implement the latest technology available for the domain name industry.
* Promote standardization and cooperation among Internet Service Provides ([[ISP]]s).
 
==References==
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