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==Registry Operator==

==Registry Operator==

The first operator of the .name gTLD was delegated to the [[Global Name Registry]] (GNR), a British company on November 2000.The company launched .name in 2002 and offered second level (''jane.name'') and third level (''''jane.smith.name'''') registration for domain names including the personalized e-mail address name.<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/company/globalnameregistry www.crunchbase.com]</ref> The company as acquired by [[Verisign]] in 2008 and is the current registry of .name gTLD.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/name/assignment-assumption-agreement-28feb09-en.pdf Assignment and Assumption of .name Registry Agreement]</ref>

The first operator of the .name gTLD was delegated to the [[Global Name Registry]] (GNR), a British company on November 2000.The company launched .name in 2002 and offered second level (''jane.name'') and third level (''jane.smith.name'') registration for domain names including the personalized e-mail address name.<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/company/globalnameregistry www.crunchbase.com]</ref> The company as acquired by [[Verisign]] in 2008 and is the current registry of .name gTLD.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/name/assignment-assumption-agreement-28feb09-en.pdf Assignment and Assumption of .name Registry Agreement]</ref>

==.name Registry Criticism==

==.name Registry Criticism==