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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 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], Afilias.info.</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 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], Afilias.info.</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 is [[.org]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120117_afilias_acquires_registry_services_corporation_dot_pro/ Afilias acquires Services Corporation dot Pro], CircleID.com. Published 2012 January 17.</ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/afilias-acquires-pro-operator-registrypro/ Afilias Acquires .Pro Operator RegistryPro]. Domain Incite.</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 Bringing Hundreds of New Top Level Domains to the Internet], CircleID.com Published 2012 June 12.</ref>

Afilias also supports the technical back-end of man [[TLD]]s, including 9 [[gTLD]]s, the largest of which is [[.org]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120117_afilias_acquires_registry_services_corporation_dot_pro/ Afilias acquires Services Corporation dot Pro], CircleID.com. Published 2012 January 17.</ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/afilias-acquires-pro-operator-registrypro/ Afilias Acquires .Pro Operator RegistryPro]. Domain Incite.</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 Bringing Hundreds of New Top Level Domains to the Internet], CircleID.com Published 2012 June 12.</ref>

==Background ==

==Background ==

'''Service provider for the following [[TLD]]s:'''<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/global-registry-services Global Registry Services]. Afilias.</ref>

'''Service provider for the following [[TLD]]s:'''<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/global-registry-services Global Registry Services]. Afilias.</ref>

 

* [[.vc]]    (Saint Vincent & Grenadine)

* [[.vc]]    (Saint Vincent & Grenadine)

* [[.sc]]    (Seychelles)  

* [[.sc]]    (Seychelles)  

* [[.xxx]] ([[gTLD]])

* [[.xxx]] ([[gTLD]])

* [[.post]] ([[gTLD]] for the postal union)

* [[.post]] ([[gTLD]] for the postal union)

 

===Registration Stats===

===Registration Stats===

In January 2011, Afilias announced that the 3-month old [[.xxx]] extension had over 200,000 registrations, which were being technically supported by Afilias. However, more than half of these were not signed into the [[Root Zone|root zone]], meaning that many of the registrations were [[Defensive Registration|defensive acquisitions]] by trademark owners, or  pre-blocked domains by [[ICM Registry]] that will never be resolving domains.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/01/18/afilias-xxx-breaks-200k-domains-under-management-a-look-inside-the-numbers/ Afilias XXX 200k Domains Under Management a Look Inside the Numbers], TheDomains.com. Published 2012 January 18.</ref>

In January 2011, Afilias announced that the 3-month old [[.xxx]] extension had over 200,000 registrations, which were being technically supported by Afilias. However, more than half of these were not signed into the [[Root Zone|root zone]], meaning that many of the registrations were [[Defensive Registration|defensive acquisitions]] by trademark owners, or  pre-blocked domains by [[ICM Registry]] that will never be resolving domains.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/01/18/afilias-xxx-breaks-200k-domains-under-management-a-look-inside-the-numbers/ Afilias XXX 200k Domains Under Management a Look Inside the Numbers], TheDomains.com. Published 2012 January 18.</ref>