Domain names registration.

Generic TLDs - gTLDs, each with its charter for registration

• To register a domain name in the .aero, .biz, .com, .coop, .info, .museum, .name, .net, .org, .pro domains, please contact one of the ICANN Accredited Registrars: http://www.icann.org/registrars/accredited-list.html

Restricted generic TLDs - gTLDs

• The .gov domain http://www.nic.gov is reserved exclusively for the United States Government.

• The .mil domain http://www.nic.mil is reserved exclusively for the United States Military.

• The .edu domain http://www.nsi.com is registered only through Network Solutions.

• The .int domain http://www.iana.org/int.html is used only for registering organizations established by international treaties between governments or Internet infrastructure databases (for example to do address to name lookups based on NSAPs). If you believe you meet these qualifications and want to apply for a domain name under .int, please send the IANA a description of your organization including a reference to the treaty that established it or click http://www.iana.org/int-reg.html for the online application. Please note that the online application must be supplemented with a reference to the treaty which established it.

Country code TLDs - ccTLDs

• To register a domain name in a country code TLD (such as .br, .ca, .cn, .de, .fr, .jp, .mg, .mx, uk, ... ), please contact the corresponding ccTLD registry: http://www.iana.org/cctld/cctld.htm.

  The list of ccTLD's Nic-handles is helpful for the whois queries http://www.dnso.org/dnso/ccTLDs-handles.html.

  See also the list of URLs for ccTLD Registries around the world mainained by the Norwegian Registry http://www.uninett.no/navn/domreg.html

• The list of States party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is maintained at http://www.wipo.org/eng/ratific/d-paris.htm.

• The United Nations Statistics Division provides information on Standard Country or Area Codes and Geographical Regions for Statistical Use http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/methods/m49.htm

• The ccTLDs are based on the ISO3166 code. For more information see the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency website http://www.din.de/gremien/nas/nabd/iso3166ma/.

  Excerpt from "How to get a country name into ISO 3166-1" http://www.din.de/gremien/nas/nabd/iso3166ma/get_name.html:

  III. A request for the inclusion of a country name (or the name of 
       a dependent area) in ISO 3166-1 must originate from the national 
       government of the country or from the national standards body 
       of that country. The ISO 3166/MA rejects any request which is 
       not accompanied by a written statement from the national goverment 
       explicitly agreeing to and supporting the request. 
  

IANA Function.

The IANA Function is NOT part to the ICANN mission assigned by the USG in the Memorandun of Understanding dated 28 November 1998.

The USG Memorandum of Understanding with ICANN and its amendments are listed at: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/icann.htm.

The IANA Function si subject to the Purchase Orders from the USG, which are listed at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/iana.htm .

Those Purchase Orders have a value estimated at $10,000 per annum.

The initial Purchase Order is dated 9 February 2000: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/iana/ianacontract.pdf

The current one (which expires 30 September 2002) is at: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/agreements/SB1335-01-W-0650-0001.htm
is an extension to http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/agreements/SB1335-01-W-0650.pdf

This DoC document for IANA function is also listed on ICANN site at:
http://www.icann.org/general/iana-contract-21mar01.htm .
Its "Order for Supplies or Services" title has been renamed to "Contract Between ICANN and the United States Government for Performance of the IANA Function".

Since 2000 ICANN/IANA had to state on Delegation/Redelagation/Deletion for ccTLDs:

1. 11 Feb 2000, IANA Report on Request for Redelegation of the .pn (Pitcairn) Top-Level Domain
   http://www.icann.org/general/pn-report-11feb00.htm
2. 22 Mar 2000, IANA Report on Request for Delegation of the .ps (Palestinian Territory) Top-Level Domain
   http://www.icann.org/general/ps-report-22mar00.htm
3. 01 Dec 2000, IANA Report on Request for Redelegation of the .ca (Canada) Top-Level Domain
   http://www.iana.org/reports/ca-report-01dec00.htm
4. 20 Jun 2001, IANA Report on Deletion of the .zr (Zaire) Top-Level Domain
   http://www.iana.org/reports/zr-report-20jun01.htm
5. 31 Aug 2001, IANA Report on Request for Redelegation of the .au (Australia) Top-Level Domain
   http://www.iana.org/reports/au-report-31aug01.htm
6. 19 Nov 2001, Second IANA Report on Request for Redelegation of the .au (Australia) Top-Level Domain
   http://www.iana.org/reports/au-report-19nov01.htm
7. 19 Nov 2001, ICANN Announcement on Redelegation of the .us (Unites States) Top-Level Domain
   http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-19nov01.htm . This redelegation occurred before the completion of the normal IANA requirements.
8. 08 Feb 2002, IANA Report on Request for Redelegation of the .jp (Japan) Top-Level Domain
   http://www.iana.org/reports/jp-report-08feb02.htm .
9. 16 Jul 2002, IANA Report on Request for Redelegation of the .bi (Burundi) Top-Level Domain
   http://www.iana.org/reports/bi-report-16jul02.htm .

NOTE, Oct 2001
We note that IANA publishes now list of IANA reports since 2000 in http://www.iana.org/domain-names.htm

Please note that ccTLD's policies vary. The list of URLs above is intended to help you to find the following information:

1. in which country a ccTLD registry is located
2. in which country a ccTLD registry is incorporated (if private company)
3. under which country law a ccTLD registry operates
4. charter of a ccTLD registry
5. liability of a ccTLD registry
6. technical capability of a ccTLD registry