» The .aero domain is reserved
for members of the air-transport industry and is sponsored
by Société
Internationale de Télécommunications
Aéronautiques (SITA).
» The .biz
domain is restricted to businesses and is operated by
NeuLevel,
Inc.
» The .com
domain is operated by VeriSign
Global Registry Services.
» The .coop
domain is reserved for cooperative associations and
is sponsored by Dot
Cooperation LLC.
» The .info
domain is operated by Afilias
Limited.
» The .museum
domain is reserved for museums and is sponsored by the
Museum
Domain Management Association.
» The .name
domain is reserved for individuals and is operated by
Global
Name Registry.
» The .net domain
is operated by VeriSign
Global Registry Services.
» The .org
domain is operated by Public
Interest Registry. It is intended to serve the noncommercial
community, but all are eligible to register within .org.
» The .pro
domain is being established; it will be restricted to
credentialed professionals and related entities and
is operated by RegistryPro.
» Registrations in
the domains listed above may be made through dozens
of competitive registrars. For a list of the currently
operating accredited registrars, go to the InterNIC
site. Information about becoming an accredited registrar
is available on the ICANN
site.
» The .gov
domain is reserved exclusively for the United States
Government. It is operated by the US
General Services Administration.
» The .edu
domain is reserved for postsecondary institutions accredited
by an agency on the U.S. Department of Education's list
of Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agencies and is
registered only through Educause.
» The .mil
domain is reserved exclusively for the United States
Military. It is operated by the US
DoD Network Information Center.
» The .int
domain is used only for registering organizations established
by international treaties between governments. It is
operated by the IANA
.int Domain Registry.
Source: http://www.iana.org
