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'''.edu''' is one of the original top-level domain names ([[TLD]]) implemented in the root zone of the internet Domain Name System ([[DNS]) in 1985. It was introduced by [[Jon Postel]] and [[Joyce Reynolds]] in 1984 through RFC 920.<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc920 RFC 920-Domain Requirements]</ref> Domain name registrations for .edu is restricted for the use of educational institution in the United States. The registry operations of the domain name is managed by [[EDUCAUSE]] through a Cooperative Agreement with the United States Department of Commerce ([[ | '''.edu''' is one of the original top-level domain names ([[TLD]]) implemented in the root zone of the internet Domain Name System ([[DNS]) in 1985. It was introduced by [[Jon Postel]] and [[Joyce Reynolds]] in 1984 through RFC 920.<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc920 RFC 920-Domain Requirements]</ref> Domain name registrations for .edu is restricted for the use of educational institution in the United States. The registry operations of the domain name is managed by [[EDUCAUSE]] through a Cooperative Agreement with the United States Department of Commerce ([[DOC]]).<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/legacy/ntiahome/domainname/educa/educa_102601.pdf Cooperative Agreement]</ref> | ||
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| country: | United States |
| Manager: | EDUCAUSE |
| Registry Provider: | Verisign |
| Date Implemented: | 1985 |
| Type: | sponsored top level domain (sTLD) |
| Community: | educational institutions |
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.edu is one of the original top-level domain names (TLD) implemented in the root zone of the internet Domain Name System ([[DNS]) in 1985. It was introduced by Jon Postel and Joyce Reynolds in 1984 through RFC 920.[1] Domain name registrations for .edu is restricted for the use of educational institution in the United States. The registry operations of the domain name is managed by EDUCAUSE through a Cooperative Agreement with the United States Department of Commerce (DOC).[2]