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| | 1983 || [[.no]] || [[ccTLD]] || Norway || The first ccTLD | | | 1983 || [[.no]] || [[ccTLD]] || Norway || The first ccTLD |
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− | | October 1984 || [[.com]], [[.net]], [[.org]] || open || Any person or entity is permitted to register || The first [[gTLD]]s | + | | October 1984 || [[.com]], [[.net]], [[.org]] || Open || Any person or entity is permitted to register || The first [[gTLD]]s |
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− | | October 1984 || [[.edu]], [[.gov]], [[.mil]] || limited; [[sTLD|sponsored]] || for higher educational institutions, United States governmental entities and agencies, and divisions, services and agencies of the United States Department of Defense, respectively || The first [[gTLD]]s | + | | October 1984 || [[.edu]], [[.gov]], [[.mil]] || Limited; [[sTLD|sponsored]] || For higher educational institutions, United States governmental entities and agencies, and divisions, services and agencies of the United States Department of Defense, respectively || The first [[gTLD]]s |
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| | 1985 || [[.us]], [[.uk]] [[.il]] || ccTLDs || USA, UK, Israel || The second, third, and fourth ccTLDs | | | 1985 || [[.us]], [[.uk]] [[.il]] || ccTLDs || USA, UK, Israel || The second, third, and fourth ccTLDs |
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| | November 3, 1988 || [[.int]] || Limited; sponsored || For organizations, offices, and programs endorsed by a treaty between two or more nations || In response to a request by NATO | | | November 3, 1988 || [[.int]] || Limited; sponsored || For organizations, offices, and programs endorsed by a treaty between two or more nations || In response to a request by NATO |
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− | | 1998 || || || || Domain deregulation; [[ICANN]] is formed to oversee Internet names and numbers | + | | 1998 || -- || -- || -- || Domain deregulation; [[ICANN]] is formed to oversee Internet names and numbers |
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| | May 2000 || [[.arpa]] || Limited; sponsored || All Internet infrastructure databases || one of the original TLDs, .arpa was re-designated at this time as an Address and Routing Parameter Area, critical to maintaining the [[SSR| stability of the Internet]] | | | May 2000 || [[.arpa]] || Limited; sponsored || All Internet infrastructure databases || one of the original TLDs, .arpa was re-designated at this time as an Address and Routing Parameter Area, critical to maintaining the [[SSR| stability of the Internet]] |
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| | November 16, 2000 || [[.aero]], [[.biz]], [[.coop]], [[.info]], [[.museum]], [[.name]], [[.pro]] || Sponsored gTLDs || || | | | November 16, 2000 || [[.aero]], [[.biz]], [[.coop]], [[.info]], [[.museum]], [[.name]], [[.pro]] || Sponsored gTLDs || || |
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− | | || [[.asia]], [[.cat]], [[.eu]] || Sponsored [[geoTLD]]s || Represents the Asian continent, the Catalan language, the countries in the European Union, respectively || The first TLDs to denote geographical, geopolitical, ethnic, social, or cultural representation | + | | 2005-2007 || [[.cat]], [[.eu]], [[.asia]]|| Sponsored [[geoTLD]]s || Represents Catalan language and culture, the countries in the European Union, and the Asian continent, respectively || The first TLDs to denote geographical, geopolitical, ethnic, social, or cultural representation |
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| | || [[.jobs]], [[.mobi]], [[.tel]], [[.travel]] || || | | | || [[.jobs]], [[.mobi]], [[.tel]], [[.travel]] || || |