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-{{CompanyInfo|
+#REDIRECT [[DNS Belgium]]
-| 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]] [[ccTLD|country code top level domain name]] (ccTLD) for Belgium. It is a non-profit organization established in 1999 by [[ISPA]] Belgium, [[Agoria]] and [[Beltug]]. The organization is currently managing 1,291,780 .be domain names.<ref>[http://www.dns.be/en/about_dnsbe/mission About DNS.be]</ref>
-==New gTLD Proposals==
-In March, 2012, DNS.be announced its application for the [[.vlaanderen]] and [[.brussels]] [[Geo TLD]]s, after receiving 10-years contracts from both the Flemish and Brussels governments to manage the operations of the proposed gTLD strings.<ref>[http://www.dns.be/en//dnsbe_operator_vlaanderen DNS.be operator .vlaanderen]</ref><ref>[http://www.dns.be/en//brussels_operated_by_dnsbe_as_well .brussels operated by DNS.be as well]</ref>
-==History==
-From 1989 to 1994, registration of .be domain names was originally performed by Pierre Verbaeten of the of the Computer Science department at the Catholic University of Leuven. During that time, there were only 129 domain names registered by Prof. Verbaeten; he then requested that registration responsibility be transferred 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> In 2006, DNS.be confirmed its  commitment and cooperation with [[ICANN]] to ensure the security, stability and interoperability of the [[DNS|Domain Name System]] (DNS).<ref>[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:dv7h-OjeSswJ:www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/cctlds/be/be-icann-letters21dec06en.pdf+DNS.be+and+ICANN&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShjwxYjd3v8jd42q9WETwWzawHiE1Xf7i0SHt_ocfPeEjIRzwnTJ-WwzPtOxREEF-SSmgh4AtcWDOy8LsQHRq7zzFpw2sZ_5wkqgyF_2FrlzpcD4q1W_yhlgew8biyrzkN4mp&sig=AHIEtbSZ4gK6Q4bWPIUHdRnmGYmlb1TUrA  ICANN Letter to DNS.be]</ref>
-==Responsibilities==
-As  the registry operator for the .be ccTLD, DNS.be is responsible for the following:<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 agreements with domain name registrars
-* Coordinate the domain registration at a national level
-* Represent the .be ccTLD within international regulatory bodies and working groups
-* Implement the latest technology available for the domain name industry
-* Promote standardization and cooperation among [[ISP|Internet Service Providers]] (ISPs)
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
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-[[Category:Organizations]]

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