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| | A registrar is the company that facilitates public domain name registration and has direct relationships with domain name [[Registry|registries]] and is authorized to sell domain names to [[Registrant]]s. Registrars become accredited via an ICANN process in which they meet both business and technical requirements. | | A registrar is the company that facilitates public domain name registration and has direct relationships with domain name [[Registry|registries]] and is authorized to sell domain names to [[Registrant]]s. Registrars become accredited via an ICANN process in which they meet both business and technical requirements. |
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| − | ==Top Domain Name Registrars according to [[RegistrarStats.com]]*==
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| − | |width="35px"|'''Rank'''
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| − | |width="210px"|'''Registrar'''
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| − | |width="50px"|'''# of Domains'''
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| − | |1
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| − | |[[Waltershosting.com|Walters Hosting]]
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| − | |----
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| − | |2
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| − | |[[NetworkSolutions.com|Network Solutions]]
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| − | |6,652,403
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| − | |----
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| − | |3
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| − | |[[ENom.com|eNom]]
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| − | |5,716,906
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| − | |4
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| − | |[[Tucows.com|Tucows]]
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| − | |5,624,134
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| − | |----
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| − | |5
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| − | |[[MelbourneIT.com.au|Melbourne IT]]
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| − | |4,342,324
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| − | |6
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| − | |[[NameKing.com|NameKing.com]]
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| − | |3,162,643
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| − | |----
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| − | |7
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| − | |[[Schlund.info|Schlund+Partner]]
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| − | |3,150,679
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| − | |----
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| − | |8
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| − | |[[Register.com|Register.com]]
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| − | |2,748,752
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| − | |----
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| − | |9
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| − | |[[WildWestDomains.com|Wild West Domains]]
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| − | |2,193,211
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| − | |----
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| − | |10
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| − | |[[Moniker.com|Moniker Online Services]]
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| − | |1,869,145
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| − | |11
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| − | |[[DomainDoorman.com|DomainDoorman]]
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| − | |1,749,240
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| − | |----
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| − | |12
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| − | |[[BelgiumDomains.com|Belgiumdomains, LLC]]
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| − | |1,680,743
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| − | |----
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| − | |13
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| − | |[[CapitolDomains.com|CapitolDomains]]
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| − | |1,676,733
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| − | |----
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| − | |14
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| − | |[[PublicDomainRegistry.com|PublicDomainRegistry.com]]
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| − | |1,486,951
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| − | |----
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| − | |15
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| − | |[[BulkRegister.com|BulkRegister.com]]
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| − | |1,385,557
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| − | |16
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| − | |[[DirectNIC.com|Intercosmos Media]]
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| − | |1,270,265
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| − | |17
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| − | |[[OnlineNIC.com|OnlineNIC, Inc.]]
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| − | |1,088,212
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| − | |18
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| − | |[[Dotster.com|Dotster]]
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| − | |1,082,163
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| − | |19
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| − | |[[Key-Systems.net|Key-Systems GmbH]]
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| − | |1,044,100
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| − | |----
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| − | |20
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| − | |[[DotRegistrar.com|Dotregistrar.com]]
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| − | |955,691
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| − | |----
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| − | |21
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| − | |[[RegisterFly.com|RegisterFly.com Inc.]]
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| − | |904,712
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| − | |22
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| − | |[[Fabulous.com|Fabulous.com Pty Ltd]]
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| − | |846,246
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| − | |----
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| − | |23
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| − | |[[DomainDiscover.com|DomainDiscover]]
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| − | |835,130
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| − | |----
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| − | |24
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| − | |[[XinNet.com|Xin Net Corp]]
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| − | |708,480
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| − | |----
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| − | |25
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| − | |[[BudgetNames.com|Compana LLC]]
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| − | |675,552
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| − | |----
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| − | |26
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| − | |[[Cronon.org|Cronon AG]]
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| − | |635,542
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| − | |----
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| − | |27
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| − | |[[ItsYourDomain.com|ItsYourDomain.com]]
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| − | |599,125
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| − | |----
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| − | |28
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| − | |[[Joker.com|joker.com]]
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| − | |580,627
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| − | |----
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| − | |29
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| − | |[[DomainSite.com|DomainSite.com]]
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| − | |579,740
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| − | |30
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| − | |[[PSI-USA.info|PSI-USA, Inc.]]
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| − | |506,082
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| − | |----
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| − | |31
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| − | |[[Name.net|Name.net LLC]]
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| − | |457,149
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| − | |----
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| − | |32
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| − | |[[Gandi.net|Gandi SARL]]
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| − | |447,230
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| − | |----
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| − | |33
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| − | |[[BasicFusion.net|Basic Fusion, Inc.]]
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| − | |442,922
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| − | |34
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| − | |[[Net.cn|HiChina Web Solutions ltd.]]
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| − | |426,352
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| − | |35
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| − | |[[OVH.com|OVH]]
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| − | |404,286
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| − | |36
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| − | |[[NameView.com|Nameview Inc.]]
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| − | |396,957
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| − | |37
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| − | |[[Names4Ever.com|Names4ever]]
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| − | |375,125
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| − | |38
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| − | |[[Name.com|Name.com LLC]]
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| − | |358,618
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| − | |----
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| − | |39
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| − | |[[DomainNameSales.com|Domain Name Sales Corp.]]
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| − | |357,460
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| − | |40
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| − | |[[Onamae.com|GMO Internet, Inc.]]
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| − | |344,586
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| − | |----
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| − | |41
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| − | |[[SRSPlus.com|SRSPlus]]
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| − | |332,632
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| − | |----
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| − | |42
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| − | |[[DNS.com.cn|dns.com.cn]]
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| − | |323,932
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| − | |43
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| − | |[[NamesDirect.com|Namesdirect.com Inc.]]
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| − | |320,957
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| − | |----
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| − | |44
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| − | |[[CORENIC.org|CORE Internet Council of Registrars]]
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| − | |319,758
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| − | |45
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| − | |[[Ascio.com|Ascio Technologies, Inc. - Denmark]]
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| − | |318,132
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| − | |----
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| − | |46
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| − | |[[NICLINE.com|NICLINE.com]]
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| − | |279,196
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| − | |47
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| − | |[[MarkMonitor.com|MarkMonitor Inc.]]
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| − | |273,857
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| − | |----
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| − | |48
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| − | |[[NameSecure.com|NameSecure L.L.C.]]
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| − | |250,035
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| − | |----
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| − | |49
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| − | |[[Bizcn.com|Bizcn.com Inc.]]
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| − | |243,362
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| − | |----
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| − | |50
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| − | |[[WebNIC.com|WebNIC.com]]
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| − | |235,241
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| − | |----
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| − | |}
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| − | <small>''*List of registrars taken from [[RegistrarStats.com]] on 17-February-2007''</small>
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| | == [[InterWiki]] Links== | | == [[InterWiki]] Links== |
| | * [[ICANNWiki:Registrar| Definition of Registrar on ICANNWiki]] | | * [[ICANNWiki:Registrar| Definition of Registrar on ICANNWiki]] |
A registrar is the company that facilitates public domain name registration and has direct relationships with domain name registries and is authorized to sell domain names to Registrants. Registrars become accredited via an ICANN process in which they meet both business and technical requirements.
