Verisign Chosen to Operate .net Registry Through June 30, 2017

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Verisign Chosen to Operate .net Registry Through June 30, 2017

	By Verisign (Sponsored Post) A Global Provider of Critical Internet Infrastructure and Domain Name Registry Services
	June 28, 2011 Views: 14,844

VeriSign, Inc., the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world, today announced that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and Verisign have renewed Verisign’s contract to serve as the authoritative registry operator for the .net registry for another six years.

“As the demands on the Domain Name System grow to unprecedented levels, Verisign will continue to build and invest in the infrastructure that supports .net to ensure its continued secure and stable operation,” said Mark McLaughlin, Verisign’s president and CEO. “Verisign is proud to have been entrusted with this responsibility.”

By Verisign, A Global Provider of Critical Internet Infrastructure and Domain Name Registry Services

Verisign, a global provider of domain name registry services and internet infrastructure, enables internet navigation for many of the world’s most recognized domain names. Verisign enables the security, stability, and resiliency of key internet infrastructure and services, including providing root zone maintainer services, operating two of the 13 global internet root servers, and providing registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net top-level domains, which support the majority of global e-commerce. To learn more about what it means to be Powered by Verisign, please visit Verisign.com.

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