Changes

On May 2002, ICANN approved RegistryPro's application and designated the organization to manage and operate .pro.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-08may02.htm ICANN News]</ref> The TLD was officially launched in June 2004.

On May 2002, ICANN approved RegistryPro's application and designated the organization to manage and operate .pro.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-08may02.htm ICANN News]</ref> The TLD was officially launched in June 2004.

October, 2012, marked the expiration of 40,000 .pro domains that were registered by the former owner, [[Hostway]]; each of these domains was a US zip code. However, in the same month the [[Directi]] owned [[ResellerClub]] announced that it had sold 11,000 .pro domains in only the first month it was offering the TLD.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10661-resellerclub-sells-11000-pro-domains-in-a-month ResellerClub Sells 11000 Pro Domains In a Month, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

October, 2012, marked the expiration of 40,000 .pro domains that were registered by the former owner, [[Hostway]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10661-resellerclub-sells-11000-pro-domains-in-a-month ResellerClub Sells 11000 Pro Domains In a Month, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

==Expansion==

==Expansion==