# ICANN chooses Internet Society to run .org domain

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2002/10/14/icann-chooses-internet-society-run-org-domain/
- Published: 2002-10-14T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

A non-profit organisation has appropriately enough been selected to manage the .
org registry, the top level domain used by non-profit organisations.
The Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has chosen the Internet Society(
ISOC) to operate the .org registry. ISOC’s Public Interest Registry (PIR) – will
succeed VeriSign Global Registry Services as the operator after 31 December 2002.
ISOC was one of 11 applicants for the role.

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