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'''SRS''' is the abbreviation for '''Shared Registry System'''. It came into existence in October, 1998 when the United Sates [[DOC|Department of Commerce]] (DOC) and [[Network Solutions]] amended their co-operative agreement, originally stating that Network Solutions was the sole [[Registrar|registrar]] and [[Registry|registry]] administrator for [[TLD|top-level domains]] such as [[.net]], [[.org]], [[.com]], etc. The amendment establishment a Shared Registry System, meaning that an unlimited number of registrars may compete in the domain name registration business by using one shared registry.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/accreditation-history.htm ICANN Accreditation History]</ref> It was a cooperative effort between Network Solutions and the U.S. Government to introduce stiff competition in the arena of the registration of second-level domain ([[SLD]]s) in the .net, .com, and .org TLDs.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/instructions-10sep10-en.htm icann.org]</ref>

'''Shared Registry System''' ('''SRS''') refers to a system in which an unlimited number of registrars may compete in the domain name registration business by using one shared registry. The SRS came into existence in October 1998 when the United Sates [[DOC|Department of Commerce]] (DOC) and [[Network Solutions]] amended their co-operative agreement, originally stating that Network Solutions was the sole [[Registrar|registrar]] and [[Registry|registry]] administrator for [[TLD|top-level domains]] such as [[.net]], [[.org]], and [[.com]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/accreditation-history.htm ICANN Accreditation History]</ref> It was a cooperative effort between Network Solutions and the U.S. Government to introduce competition into the arena of the registration of second-level domain ([[SLD]]s) in the .net, .com, and .org TLDs.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/instructions-10sep10-en.htm icann.org]</ref>

== SRS and ICANN ==

== SRS and ICANN ==