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'''Afilias''' is one of the major [[gTLD]] registries in existence today, and it launched the [[.info]] gTLD in 2001. Afilias has also owned the registry operator for the [[.mobi]] mobile phone [[TLD]], [[mTLD Top Level Domain Ltd.]], since February, 2010. It had helped found the dotMobi company and provided early technical assistance to the company.<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/mobi+acquisition Afilias Limited Acquires .Mobi Domain Registry and Expands Market Leadership]</ref> In January, 2012, Afilias acquired [[RegistryPro|Registry Services Corporation]], which until that time had been the registry for the [[.pro]] [[TLD]].

'''Afilias''' is one of the major [[gTLD]] registries in existence today, and it launched the [[.info]] gTLD in 2001. Afilias has also owned the registry operator for the [[.mobi]] mobile phone [[TLD]], [[mTLD Top Level Domain Ltd.]], since February, 2010. It had helped found the dotMobi company and provided early technical assistance to the company.<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/mobi+acquisition Afilias Limited Acquires .Mobi Domain Registry and Expands Market Leadership]</ref> In January, 2012, Afilias acquired [[RegistryPro|Registry Services Corporation]], which until that time had been the registry for the [[.pro]] [[TLD]].

Afilias also supports the technical back-end of 17 [[TLD]]s, including 7 [[gTLD]]s, the largest of which being [[.org]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120117_afilias_acquires_registry_services_corporation_dot_pro/ Afilias acquires Services Corporation dot Pro, CircleID.com]</ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/afilias-acquires-pro-operator-registrypro/ Afilias Acquires .Pro Operator RegistryPro, domainincite.com]</ref>  

Afilias also supports the technical back-end of 17 [[TLD]]s, including 7 [[gTLD]]s, the largest of which being [[.org]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120117_afilias_acquires_registry_services_corporation_dot_pro/ Afilias acquires Services Corporation dot Pro, CircleID.com]</ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/afilias-acquires-pro-operator-registrypro/ Afilias Acquires .Pro Operator RegistryPro, domainincite.com]</ref>  In total, their systems currently support more than 20 million registrations.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120612_afilias_bringing_hundreds_of_new_top_level_domains_to_the_internet/ Afilias Brining Hundreds of New Top Level Domains to the Internet, CircleID.com]</ref>

==Background ==

==Background ==