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The '''IAHC''' ('''International Ad Hoc Committee''') was formed in 1996 by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ([[IANA]]) and Internet Society ([[ISOC]]). During this period Internet saw its first major explosion of commercial growth after the commercial restrictions were lifted on the web by the National Science Foundation ([[NSF]]) which resulted in the number of computers on the internet doubling every three months. IAHC was a temporary alliance brought together to focus on one issue of managing the Domain Name System to serve the rising number of computers effectively. The Coalition included several organizations, along with IAHC and ISOC, the Internet Architecture Board ([[IAB]]), the International Telecommunications Union ([[ITU]]), International Trademark Association ([[INTA]]) and World Intellectual Property Organization ([[WIPO]]) were all a part of the coalition. <ref name="link1">[http://computer.howstuffworks.com/iahc1.htm how stuffworks.com]</ref> <ref>[http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/what-internet-international-committee curiosity.discovery]</ref> The IAHC was dissolved on May 1, 1997 in favor of the Generic Top Level Domain Memorandum of Understanding (GTLD-MoU). <ref>[http://www.cknow.com/cms/ckinfo/iahc---internet-international-ad-hoc-committee.html cknow.com]</ref>

The '''IAHC''' ('''International Ad Hoc Committee''') was formed in 1996 by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ([[IANA]]) and Internet Society ([[ISOC]]). During this period, commercial restrictions on the web were lifted by the National Science Foundation ([[NSF]]), which resulted in the Internet's first major explosion of commercial growth and the number of computers on the Internet doubling every three months. IAHC was a temporary alliance brought together to focus on the issue of managing the [[DNS|Domain Name System]] so that it could serve the rising number of computers effectively. The committee was made up of several organizations: IANA, ISOC, the Internet Architecture Board ([[IAB]]), the International Telecommunications Union ([[ITU]]), Federal Networking Council ([[FNC]]), International Trademark Association ([[INTA]]), and the World Intellectual Property Organization ([[WIPO]]).<ref name="link1">[http://computer.howstuffworks.com/iahc1.htm how stuffworks.com]</ref> <ref>[http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/what-internet-international-committee curiosity.discovery]</ref> The IAHC was dissolved on May 1, 1997 in favor of the Generic Top Level Domain Memorandum of Understanding ([[gTLD-MoU]]). <ref>[http://www.cknow.com/cms/ckinfo/iahc---internet-international-ad-hoc-committee.html cknow.com]</ref>

==Formation of IAHC==

==Formation of IAHC==

Till May 1996, some Generic Top Level Domains [[gTLD]]s like [[.com]], [[.org]], [[.net]] were mostly used. Dr. Jon Postel, head of IANA which managed allocation of IP addresses, suggested revising the Domain Name System for assisting the internet’s rapidly growing commercial use. He proposed to add 50 new TLDs at the level of .com or .org. However, the suggestions made were criticized on several bases by the technical community. The technical community criticized the plan as it allowed anyone the right to register domain names in as many as three of the new TLDs potentially decreasing competition.

Later, with the help of ISOC, the IAHC was formed in September 1996 to solve the domain name problem. In December 1996, IAHC drafted a report outlining its ideas for a more efficient and organized domain name system. In the final version of the report released in February 1997, IAHC addressed an inconsistency with the definition of some top level domains. At that time, TLDs were classified into two categories: International Organization for Standardization ([[ISO]]) country codes also know as national TLDs (nTLDs), such .us, .fr, .ca etc.; and a broad second category that included everything else, like .com, .org, .net, etc.  

IAHC noted that the term "International" implied the domain belonged to multiple national governments, and so a rename for the nTLDs would be required. The committee also suggested the use of term "generic Top Level Domain (gTLD)" to describe domain names like .com or .org without being required to operate on an international level. Following this IAHC suggested introduction of seven new gTLDs. <ref name="link1">[http://computer.howstuffworks.com/iahc1.htm how stuffworks.com]</ref>

 

IAHC noted that the term "International" implied the domain belonged to multiple national governments. The committee suggested the use of term "generic Top Level Domain (gTLD)" which will describe domain names like .com or .org without being required to operate on an international level. Following this IAHC suggested introduction of seven new gTLDs. <ref name="link1">[http://computer.howstuffworks.com/iahc1.htm how stuffworks.com]</ref>

==IAHC’s new gTLD's recommendations==  

==IAHC’s new gTLD's recommendations==