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|logo = Edu.JPG‎

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|manager = [[EDUCAUSE]]

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|keypeople = [[Diana G. Oblinger]], President & CEO

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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 ([[DoC]]).<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/legacy/ntiahome/domainname/educa/educa_102601.pdf Cooperative Agreement]</ref>

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==References==

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[[Category:TLD]]

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