Testbed Registrars
ICANN initiated an application process to select a group of 5 international registrars to open up Phase 1 of the implementation of the SRS. They were:[1]
- AOL
- CORE
- France Telecom (Oléane)
- MelbourneIT
- Register.com
Register.com was the first registrar to come online, on June 7th, 1999.[2]
29 additional post-testbed registrars are also selected on 21 April, followed by 8 on 25 May, 15 on 6 July, and so on for a total of 98 by year's end. The testbed, originally scheduled to last until 24 June, is extended until 10 September, and then 30 November. [3]