General FAQ
The below list is pursuant to:
1) Subsection 3.6.3 of ICANN's registry agreement with Afilias, which allows ICANN to direct Afilias to maintain the registration of domain names for use by ICANN and other organizations responsible for coordination of the Internet's infrastructure, and
2) ICANN Board Resolution 01.92, of September 10, 2001.
Each registrar was allowed to reserve up to ten (10) names under the terms spelled out in Exhibit E, Section V.5 of the Registry-Registrar Agreement that is part of ICANN's agreement with Afilias.
Afilias has been allowed to register the domain names listed in Appendix X of ICANN's agreement with Afilias, for its own use and for use in operating the registry and providing registry services. See sections 3.6.1 and 3.6.2 of the agreement.
These are .INFO domain names that are reserved for use by ICANN, IANA, and for DNS-related reasons, as detailed in Appendix K of ICANN's agreement with Afilias. For example, ICANN requires that all one-character and two-character .INFO domain names be reserved. See also section 3.6.3 of the agreement.
Several categories of domain names have been reserved and are not available for registration by the public. They are:
.INFO is the Internet's first unrestricted top-level domain since .COM, which began use in 1985. Intuitive, easy to use, and universally recognized, .INFO domain names are your opportunity to reach a worldwide audience with information about you, your ideas, or your organization. .INFO was launched in 2001 and currently has millions of registered users and hundreds of thousands of live sites.
Think of a domain name as a patch of land on the Internet, a unique electronic address where people host Web sites and receive e-mail. Some people like to think of their domain name as their "home" or "real estate" on the Web. Examples of domain names include afilias.info, cocacola.info, and redcross.org.
A "top-level" domain is what comes after the last dot in a domain name. The most commonly known top-level domains are .INFO, .COM, .NET, and .ORG. There are also country-specific top-level domains, such as .UK for the United Kingdom and .JP for Japan.
Anyone! There are no restrictions on who may register .INFO names. .INFO was created for general use around the world. Use your .INFO name for business, personal use, your organization — whatever you like.
Afilias makes no representations as to whether or not a particular domain name infringes upon any trademark or intellectual property rights.
Absolutely. Anyone anywhere in the world can reach .INFO domains through their Web browsers or e-mail.
.INFO has been created under the auspices of ICANN, the non-profit corporation that governs that management of the Internet's domain name system. ICANN designated Afilias as the official .INFO registry, responsible for administrating the .INFO TLD and turning it into a globally used resource.
