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'''SRS''' is the abbreviation for '''Shared Registry System'''. It came into existence in October, 1998 when the United Sates Department of Commerce ([[DOC]]) and [[Network Solutions]] Inc amended their co-operative agreement, originally stating that Network Solutions was the sole [[Registrar|registrar]] and [[Registry|registry]] administrator for [[TLD|top-level domains]] such as [[.net]], [[.org]], [[.com]], etc. The amendment establishment a Shared Registry System, meaning that an unlimited number of registrars may compete in the domain name registration business by using one shared registry.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/accreditation-history.htm ICANN Accreditation History]</ref> It was a cooperative effort between Network Solutions and the U.S. Government to introduce stiff competition in the arena of the registration of second-level domain ([[SLD]]s) in the .net, .com, and .org TLDs.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/instructions-10sep10-en.htm icann.org]</ref>

'''SRS''' is the abbreviation for '''Shared Registry System'''. It came into existence in October, 1998 when the United Sates Department of Commerce ([[DOC]]) and [[Network Solutions]] amended their co-operative agreement, originally stating that Network Solutions was the sole [[Registrar|registrar]] and [[Registry|registry]] administrator for [[TLD|top-level domains]] such as [[.net]], [[.org]], [[.com]], etc. The amendment establishment a Shared Registry System, meaning that an unlimited number of registrars may compete in the domain name registration business by using one shared registry.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/accreditation-history.htm ICANN Accreditation History]</ref> It was a cooperative effort between Network Solutions and the U.S. Government to introduce stiff competition in the arena of the registration of second-level domain ([[SLD]]s) in the .net, .com, and .org TLDs.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/instructions-10sep10-en.htm icann.org]</ref>

== SRS and ICANN ==

== SRS and ICANN ==