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[[ICANN]] initiated an application process to select a group of 5 international [[Registrar|registrars]] to open up Phase 1 of the implementation of the [[SRS]]. They were:

[[ICANN]] initiated an application process to select a group of 5 international [[Registrar|registrars]] to open up Phase 1 of the implementation of the [[SRS]]. They were:<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/QANDA.htm ICANN Registrar Q & A]</ref>

* [[AOL]]

* [[AOL]]

* [[CORE]]

* [[CORE]]

* [[France Telecom]] (Oléane)

* [[France Telecom]] (Oléane)

* [[MelbourneIT]]

* [[MelbourneIT]]

* [[Register.com]]<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/QANDA.htm ICANN Registrar Q & A]</ref>

* [[Register.com]]

  (first to come online June 7th)

  [[Register.com]] was the first [[Registrars|registrar]] to come online, on June 7th, 1999.<ref>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Network+Solutions+Announces+register.com+as+First+Testbed+Registrar...-a054806383 The Free Library]</ref>

29 additional post-testbed registrars are also selected on 21 April, followed by 8 on 25 May, 15 on 6 July, and so on for a total of 98 by year's end. The testbed, originally scheduled to last until 24 June, is extended until 10 September, and then 30 November.  <ref>[http://www.wallonie-isoc.org/Internet_Documents-en-francais/Hobbes_Internet-Timeline_trad.htm Robert H'obbes' Internet Timeline ]</ref>

29 additional post-testbed registrars are also selected on 21 April, followed by 8 on 25 May, 15 on 6 July, and so on for a total of 98 by year's end. The testbed, originally scheduled to last until 24 June, is extended until 10 September, and then 30 November.  <ref>[http://www.wallonie-isoc.org/Internet_Documents-en-francais/Hobbes_Internet-Timeline_trad.htm Robert H'obbes' Internet Timeline ]</ref>