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==History==
==History==
The .com gTLd along with the other original TLDs were first administered by the United States Department of Defense under the Defense Advance Advance Research Project Agency ([[DARPA]]) when it was first implemented in 1985. The Network Information Center ([[NIC]]) 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 in registering and hosting the domain names <ref>[http://www.sri.com/about/timeline/tld-nic.html SRI International]</ref> as well as the responsibility of administering the Internet Protocol (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 Network Information Center ([[NIC]]) 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 in registering and hosting the domain names <ref>[http://www.sri.com/about/timeline/tld-nic.html SRI International]</ref> as well as the responsibility of administering the Internet Protocol (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 Government Systems, Inc. ([[GSI]])<ref>[http://www.armware.dk/RFC/rfc/rfc1261.html RFC 1261]</ref> It assumed all the services offered by SRI 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 was provided by Defense Information System Agency (DISA) NIC 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).
On October 1, 1991, the administration of the .com and all the TLDs was transfered to Government Systems, Inc. ([[GSI]])<ref>[http://www.armware.dk/RFC/rfc/rfc1261.html RFC 1261]</ref> It assumed all the services offered by SRI 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 was provided by Defense Information System Agency (DISA) NIC 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).