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Internet top-level domain the top-level domain the software framework .NET other uses July 2020 March 2021 .net DotNet logo.svg yes 1985 1 1 Generic top-level domain Active Verisign None Network infrastructure Internet service providers; miscellaneous sites; used sometimes when desired name is not available in .com None Registrations at second level permitted 1591; ICANN registry agreement UDRP https://yourdot.net Yes 12.5 Mio Q4 2025 The DNIB Quarterly Report Q4 2025 https://www.dnib.com/articles/the-domain-name-industry-brief-q4-2025 2026-02-09 Domain Name Industry Brief (DNIB) en The domain name net is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) used in the Domain Name System of the Internet. The name is derived from the word network, indicating it was originally intended for organizations involved in networking technologies, such as Internet service providers and other infrastructure companies. However, there are no official restrictions and the domain is now a general-purpose namespace. History .net is one of the original top-level domainsDomain Requirements 920 J. Postel J. Reynolds October 1984 (the other six being com, org, edu, gov, mil, and arpa) created in January 1985, despite not being mentioned in RFC 920. Verisign, the operator of net after acquiring Network Solutions, held an operations contract that expired on 30 June 2005. ICANN, the organization responsible for domain management, sought proposals from organizations to operate the domain upon expiration of the contract. Verisign regained the contract bid and secured its control over the net registry for another six years. On 30 June 2011, the contract with Verisign was automatically renewed for another six years. This is because of a resolution approved by the ICANN board, which states that renewal will be automatic as long as Verisign meets certain ICANN requirements.http://www.thedomains.com/2011/06/23/icann-approves-the-renewal-of-net-contract-with-verisign .net Contract Renewed 24 June 2011 As of Feb 2025, Verisign continues to manage .net..net Domains Search on Verisign https://www.verisign.com/en_US/domain-names/net-domain-names/index.xhtml live September 3, 2021 Verisign https://web.archive.org/web/20151213191255/http://www.verisign.com:80/en_US/domain-names/net-domain-names/index.xhtml 13 December 2015 Registration Registrations are processed via accredited registrars and internationalized domain names are also accepted.How Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) Work, verisigninc.com The first created .net domain name is nordu.net. It was created on 1 January 1985 according to the public records, and NORDUnet has used this domain name since 1985.Nordhagen Rolf 2005 Bubenko Janis Impagliazzo John Sølvberg Arne Nordunet: The Roots of Nordic Networking https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/0-387-24168-X_35 History of Nordic Computing en Boston, MA Springer US 391–404 10.1007/0-387-24168-X_35 978-0-387-24168-5 subscription As of 2025, it is the fourth most popular top-level domain, after .com, .cn and .de. References External links List of net accredited registrars Category:Generic top-level domains Category:Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries members Category:Internet properties established in 1985