The Top Ten Recommended ICANN Domain Name Registrars
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a non-profit corporation that was created in 1998 on behalf of the United States government by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA,) to keep the Internet stable, secure and fair. ICANN oversees the Internet’s systems of domain name registrations, as well as the coordination of Internet Protocol address spaces and Internet policy development regarding the DNS root name server system. Every registrar accredited with ICANN pays a fixed fee of $4,000 plus a variable fee. ICANN keeps track of how many domain names have been registered with each company, however, new companies can be added at any time; therefore, the list of popular registrars fluctuates.
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GoDaddy
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ICANN-accredited GoDaddy, was founded in 1997 by Bob Parsons, with headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona. At time of publication, it is one of the largest, most popular domain name registrars and offers many services, including email, SSL certificates and website hosting, advertising and marketing opportunities, along with development tools
Enom
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Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Enom managed nine million domain name registrations as of February 2010. In addition to hosting domain names, Enom provides email accounts, website hosting accounting management and SSL certificates.
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Tucows
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Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with additional offices in Europe and the United States, Tucows is one of the original 34 domain registrars to be accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) since 1999. Tucows provides domain name registry, email accounts and other online services.
Network Solutions
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Headquartered in Herndon, VA, Network Solutions was founded in 1979 and managed more than 6.6 million domain names as of January 2009. The first domain name registrar, Network Solutions was acquired by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) in 1995, and listed on NASDAQ in 1997. In August 2011, it was announced that Network Solutions would be bought by Web.com. In addition to domain name hosting, Network Solutions provides a full array of Web services including hosting, website design, SEO and online marketing.
Five Popular Registrars
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Other popular domain name registrars as of January 2012, that round out the top ten are Schlund and Partners, Melbourne IT, Wild West Domains, Reseller Club, Register and Moniker.
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