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==ICANN Involvement==

==ICANN Involvement==

AOL was one of the first five registrars approved by [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]] in 1999 as part of the internet governing body's "test bed experiment" to achieve its objective to increase the competition in the domain name market which was dominated by the [[Network Solutions]].<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FOX/is_10_4/ai_54640971/ ICANN Announces Five New Domain Name Registrars, Including AOL - Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers - Industry Trend or Event]</ref>

AOL was one of the first five registrars approved by [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]] in 1999 as part of the internet governing body's "test bed experiment" to achieve its objective to increase the competition in the domain name market which was dominated by the [[Network Solutions]].<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FOX/is_10_4/ai_54640971/ ICANN Announces Five New Domain Name Registrars, Including AOL - Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers - Industry Trend or Event]</ref> However, AOL is no longer an ICANN accredited registrar. The company did not renew its registrar accreditation when it expired last 2010.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/aol-loses-icann-accreditation/ AOL loses ICANN accreditation]</ref>

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