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At present the company has more than 10 million customers worldwide and it has 4561 employees, 250 developers, and maintains different offices and websites in several countries around the world.<ref>[http://order.1and1.com/xml/order/History;jsessionid=8B0A412F310F9979CA5C087E143E6704.TCpfix142a?__frame=_top International Expansion]</ref>
At present the company has more than 10 million customers worldwide and it has 4561 employees, 250 developers, and maintains different offices and websites in several countries around the world.<ref>[http://order.1and1.com/xml/order/History;jsessionid=8B0A412F310F9979CA5C087E143E6704.TCpfix142a?__frame=_top International Expansion]</ref>
== 1 & 1 Internet and .Info==
1 & 1 Internet is one of the 18 consortium comprising Afilias, LLC., the entity delegated by [[ICANN]] to manage the operations of the [[.info]] registry on November 2000.<ref>
[http://www.afilias.info/news/2001/05/03/afilias-discuss-policies-protecting-intellectual-property-new-info-domain www.afilias.com]</ref>.Info is the second unrestricted top level domain ([[TLD]]) that was introduced following the [[.com]] TLD. In 2001, 1 & I internet was one of the registrars which offered the real time registration of the .info domain names during its launching in 2001. The company also provided its technical expertise to Afilias to help build a technical strategy to win the bid to operate the .info registry.<ref>[http://press.1and1.co.uk/xml/article?article_id=157 Top Level Domain .INFO Available In 2001 From 1&1 Internet]</ref>
In June and July of 2002, 1 & 1 Internet launched a promotional campaign and offered the .info to registrants for free for two years. In addition, registrants who bought web hosting during that period were eligible for a lifetime .info registration as long as they remain customers of 1 & 1 Internet.<ref>[http://press.1and1.co.uk/xml/article?article_id=169 1&1 Champions .INFO Domain With Free Registration]</ref>
== 1 & 1 Internet and ICANN==
In 2005, 1 & 1 Internet, through its domain expert [[Eric Schaetzlein]], led a group of 30 registrars in objecting the draft proposal by [[ICANN]] to give [[Verisign]] exclusive control to manage the [[.com]] [[gTLD]]. Schaetzlein argued that under the new proposed agreement, Verisign is given the authority to raise domain fees as much as 7 percent per year without any justification. According to him it would negatively affect the competition within the Internet industry and domain registrants worldwide.
In a statement Schaetzlein said, "The current draft of the agreement practically assigns .com to VeriSign forever. This contradicts ICANN’s core mission to promote competition in the Internet industry, which was established in its own by-laws and in the [[MoU|Memorandum of Understanding]] with the U.S. [[DOC|Department of Commerce]]." <ref>[http://press.1and1.com/xml/article?article_id=231 1&1 Leads Opposition of ICANN/VeriSign Draft Proposal for .com Domain Administration]</ref>
Schaetzlin, also pointed out that based on the existing agreement between Verisign and ICANN, which was set to end in 2007, it is clearly stipulated that Verisign must justify any price-increase and it requires approval from ICANN. The opposing registrars described the wording of the newly proposed agreement as a major step backwards and speculated that the draft contract of the .com administration may be part the settlement between ICANN and Verisign's legal battle.
Schaetzlin expressed, "We think that ICANN wanted to protect itself from possible cost risks and problems with this settlement rather than act in the best interest of both the Internet community and the general public".<ref>[http://press.1and1.com/xml/article?article_id=231 1&1 Leads Opposition of ICANN/VeriSign Draft Proposal for .com Domain Administration]</ref>
The opposing registrars asked the [[ICANN Board]] to make necessary changes on its draft proposal agreement with Verisign and to review its settlement proposal with the company. In addition, the registrars also asked ICANN to hold a public hearing for the Internet community to express their concerns regarding the issue.
==Services==
==Services==
The companies complete service offerings include:<ref>[http://order.1and1.com/xml/order/Instant;jsessionid=8595FC204827CF4835CE8EBDE71F62C7.TCpfix141a?__frame=_top&__lf=Static&linkOrigin=Home&linkId=hd.nav.domains Services]</ref>
The companies complete service offerings include:<ref>[http://order.1and1.com/xml/order/Instant;jsessionid=8595FC204827CF4835CE8EBDE71F62C7.TCpfix141a?__frame=_top&__lf=Static&linkOrigin=Home&linkId=hd.nav.domains Services]</ref>
1 & 1 Internet developed strategic business partnerships with [[Sedo]], [[Microsoft]], [[Google]], [[City Search]], [[Afilias]], [[Symantec]],
1 & 1 Internet developed strategic business partnerships with [[Sedo]], [[Microsoft]], [[Google]], [[City Search]], [[Afilias]], [[Symantec]],
[[PayPal]], [[Parallels]], Accuweather, Associated Press, [[CM4all]] and [[GeoTrust]]<ref>[http://order.1and1.com/xml/order/StrategicPartners;jsessionid=8595FC204827CF4835CE8EBDE71F62C7.TCpfix141a?__frame=_top Business Partners]</ref>
[[PayPal]], [[Parallels]], Accuweather, Associated Press, [[CM4all]] and [[GeoTrust]]<ref>[http://order.1and1.com/xml/order/StrategicPartners;jsessionid=8595FC204827CF4835CE8EBDE71F62C7.TCpfix141a?__frame=_top Business Partners]</ref>
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