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The gTLDs are managed and operated by their sponsor organizations and or registry operators that were approved by the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]].

The gTLDs are managed and operated by their sponsor organizations and or registry operators that were approved by the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]].

==Background==

==History==

In 1984, [[Jon Postel]] and [[Joyce Reynolds]] published RFC 920 which proposed the  introduction of top level domain names (TLDs) in the root zone of the internet. RFC 920 also described the categories and general purposes of the initial TLDs which include: .arpa, (temporary and intended for the transition from [[ARPA]] to Internet) .gov (government) .edu, (education) .com, (commercial) .mil (military) .org (organization) and the two-letter code (alpha-2) of the [[ISO]]-3166-1 list which represents the names of countries.<ref>[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc920.txt RFC 920]</ref> On January 1985, the initial TLDs including .net were implemented in the root zone of the internet. The .gov and .mil gTLDs were restricted for the United States government  and military use only while .edu, .com, .org and .net are open for registration. In 1988, the [[.int]] was introduced by IANA for international organizations established by treaties.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2001/aero-report-19dec01.html IANA Report]</ref>

In 1984, [[Jon Postel]] and [[Joyce Reynolds]] published RFC 920 which proposed the  introduction of top level domain names (TLDs) in the root zone of the internet. RFC 920 also described the categories and general purposes of the initial TLDs which include: .arpa, (temporary and intended for the transition from [[ARPA]] to Internet) .gov (government) .edu, (education) .com, (commercial) .mil (military) .org (organization) and the two-letter code (alpha-2) of the [[ISO]]-3166-1 list which represents the names of countries.<ref>[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc920.txt RFC 920]</ref> On January 1985, the initial TLDs including .net were implemented in the root zone of the internet. The .gov and .mil gTLDs were restricted for the United States government  and military use only while .edu, .com, .org and .net are open for registration. In 1988, the [[.int]] was introduced by IANA for international organizations established by treaties.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2001/aero-report-19dec01.html IANA Report]</ref>