On 1 March 2006, 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:

• Data Escrow Specification
• Escrow Agreement
• Zone File Access Agreement
• Registry Operator’s Monthly Report
• Whois Specification
• Schedule of Reserved Names
• Functional and Performance Specifications
• Registry-Registrar Agreement [PDF, 85K] (Registrars are encouraged to print and sign the PDF version of the RRA)
• Approved Services
• Service Level Agreement

Archive:

• Previous .com Registry Agreement (25 May 2001)
• Previous Appendix 8: Registry-Registrar Agreement (1 March 2006)
• Previous Appendix 8: Registry-Registrar Agreement (15 October 2007) [PDF, 85K]

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