ICANN-Accredited Registrars

ICANN currently accredits domain-name registrars for the following Top Level Domains:

• .aero, (reserved for the global aviation community) sponsored by Societe Internationale de Telecommunications Aeronautiques (SITA INC USA)
  
  
• .asia, (reserved for the Pan-Asia and Asia Pacific region) sponsored by DotAsia Organisation
  
  
• .biz, (restricted to businesses), operated by NeuStar, Inc.
  
  
• .cat, (reserved for the Catalan linguistic and cultural community), sponsored by Fundació puntCat.
  
  
• .com, operated by VeriSign, Inc.
  
  
• .coop, (reserved for cooperatives) sponsored by Dot Cooperation LLC
  
  
• .info, operated by Afilias Limited
  
  
• .jobs, (reserved for the human resource management community) sponsored by Employ Media LLC
  
  
• .mobi, (reserved for consumers and providers of mobile products and services) sponsored by mTLD Top Level Domain, Ltd.
  
  
• .museum, (restricted to museums and related persons), sponsored by the Museum Domain Management Association International (MDI)
  
  
• .name, (restricted to individuals), operated by Verisign Information Services, Inc.
  
  
• .net, operated by VeriSign, Inc.
  
  
• .org, operated by Public Interest Registry
  
  
• .pro, (restricted to licensed professionals) operated by Registry Services Corporation (dba RegistryPro)
  
  
• .tel, (reserved for individuals and businesses to store and manage their contact information in the DNS) sponsored by Telnic Limited
  
  
• .travel, (reserved for entities whose primary area of activity is in the travel industry) sponsored by Tralliance Registry Management Company, LLC
  
  
• .xxx, (reserved for online adult entertainment) sponsored by ICM Registry, LLC
  
  

The following companies have been accredited by ICANN to act as registrars in one or more TLDs. The version of RAA (Registrar Accreditation Agreement) indicated after each registrar name designates which contract they have signed with ICANN. The 2009 RAA indicates that the registrar has signed the 2009 Registrar Accreditation Agreement, which provides enhanced protections for registrants and an increased level of accountability for registrars. The 2001 RAA is an older contract with fewer protections. Prospective registrants may want to take this fact into account when selecting a registrar for their gTLD name(s). The RAA version is not an indication of how long the registrar has been ICANN accredited. You can view the 2009 RAA at http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/ra-agreement-21may09-en.htm