Nominet
Most countries have their own Top Level Domain. The .uk TLD was first used during the 1980s, and at that time a voluntary group called the Naming Committee managed the registration of .uk domain names.
By the early 1990s, commercial companies started to sell domain names to customers. As demand for domain name registrations grew, it became clear that a voluntary group could no longer cope with the volume of registrations being requested. A new organisation was needed to manage the .uk TLD and as a result Nominet UK was formed.
There was discussion about what type of corporation the Registry should be. The options to set-up as a profit-making company or a charity were rejected, and Nominet was established in 1996 as a private, not-for-profit company, limited by guarantee.
Press Releases
- Lesley Cowley, CEO Of Nominet Awarded First Woman Of Technology In The 2007 First Women Awards
- Nominet Launches Best Practice Challenge For Internet Governance
- Nominet Joins Forces With Oxford Brookes University To Deliver Safer, More Secure UK Internet
