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| type = Non-Profit
| type = Non-Profit
| industry = Registrar Association
| industry = Registrar Association
| founded = 1999
| founded = 1996
| headquarters = World Trade Center II<br>
| headquarters = World Trade Center II<br>
29, route de Pré-Bois CH-1215<br>
29, route de Pré-Bois CH-1215<br>
'''CORE''' is a non-profit corporation created to administer the worldwide registration of new names on the internet, the names involved are: [[.firm]], [[.shop]], [[.web]], [[.arts]], [[.rec]], [[.info]] and [[.nom]].
'''CORE''' is a non-profit corporation created to administer the worldwide registration of new names on the internet, the names involved are: [[.firm]], [[.shop]], [[.web]], [[.arts]], [[.rec]], [[.info]] and [[.nom]]. CORE was launched through work with leaders in internet governance and liberalization, [[ISOC]], and [[IANA]] in the fall 1996.<ref>[http://www.corenic.org/background.htm Corenic Background]</ref>
==History==
CORE grew out of the Memorandum of Understanding, or [[MoU]], which involved hundreds of companies and individuals. Those involved believed that the internet was ill-equipped, from its inception as a mainly academic resource, to grow into its role as a community tool that needed more competition and de-regulation.
CORE is funded by its registrars, 85 in international markets and 23 in the U.S., all of whom are dedicated to fairness and competition on the internet.<ref>[http://www.corenic.org/background.htm Corenic Background]</ref>