On 25 May 2001, ICANN and VeriSign, Inc., entered into an Unsponsored Registry Agreement under which VeriSign operates the .com top-level domain. The agreement and its appendices may be viewed by following the links below.

.com Registry Agreement

Appendices:

• A:   Format and Technical Requirements for Requests to Change TLD Nameservers
• B:   Format and Technical Requirements for Requests to Change TLD Contact Information
• C:   Functional Specifications
• D:   Performance Specifications
• E:   Service-Level Agreement
• F:   Registry-Registrar Agreement
• G:   Fees for Registry Services
• H:   Equivalent Access Certification
• I:     Registry Code of Conduct
             2001 AIN Audit    
             2002 AIN Audit
• K:   Names Reserved from Registration
• N:   TLD Zone-File Access Agreement
• O:   Whois Specification—Public Whois
• P:   Whois Data Specification - Independent Whois Provider
• Q:   Whois Data Specification - ICANN
• R:   Data Escrow Specification
• S:   Data Escrow Agreement
• T:   Monthly Registry Reports
• V:   Initial Consensus Policies
• W:   Additional Covenants
• X:   Registry Operator's Domain Names
• Y:   Sanctions Program