Originally, it was suggested that .COM be used primarily for commercial businesses, .NET for network related organizations and .ORG for nonprofit groups.

Network Solutions (NSI) originally tried to follow these guidelines as closely as possible. This required manual processing of all requests to identify the type of organization requesting each name. This worked fine when the registration request volume was small, but it became an operational and customer service problem as requests began to rapidly increase. This first happened in the .COM TLD and later in the .NET and .ORG TLDs.

The manual process not only resulted in slow customer service, but also created several other problems. Registrants, who were dishonest in describing their organization type, were rewarded with a registration while those who honestly reported their type of organization were denied if they did not meet RFC 1591 guidelines. Also, it became increasingly difficult to clearly define what a network or nonprofit organization was. The definition of Internet Service Provider (ISP), which was initially one category that qualified a company for a .NET name, became increasingly blurred. And the definition of nonprofit was complicated by the international nature of the Internet. Moreover, to implement processes to reliably validate organization types would have been extremely costly and still not fool proof.

Consequently, in the case of .COM, .NET and .ORG, a decision was made to rely on registrants to choose the TLD they wish. So NSI does not presently screen applications for organization type in the .COM, .NET or .ORG TLDs. In fact, many registrants order their domain name as .COM, .NET and .ORG.

.COM, .NET and .ORG are unrestricted open domains.

.INFO is the internet's first unrestricted top level domain since .COM Around the globe, .INFO is synonymous with information. .INFO allows you to protect your brand, expand your global presence, and drive more traffic to your site. Anyone can register a .INFO.

.BIZ is the internet's first top level domain just for businesses - the new and visionary domain that will compliment, enhance, and extend how you do business on the Internet. .BIZ is for businesses only.

.US is for individuals or companies. Any US citizen or company can register a .us domain.
More info on .us

.CO.UK is for companies for United Kingdom.
.ORG.UK is for non-profit organizations for United Kingdom.
.ME.UK is for individuals for United Kingdom.
More info on .uk domains

.CN is for China.
.COM.CN is for commercial entities for China.
.NET.CN is for network entities for China.
.ORG.CN is for non-profit organizations for China.
Region-Specific Extensions

.ah.cn .bj.cn .cq.cn .fj.cn .gd.cn .gs.cn .gx.cn .gz.cn .ha.cn .hb.cn .he.cn

Anhui    Beifing    Chongqing    Fujian    Guangdong    Gansu    Guangxi    Guizhou    Henan    Hubei    Hebei

.hi.cn .hk.cn .hl.cn .hn.cn .jl.cn .js.cn .jx.cn .ln.cn .mo.cn .nm.cn .nx.cn

Hainan    Xianggang/Hong Kong    Helongjiang    Hunan    Jilin    Jiangsu    Jiangxi    Liaoning    Aomen/Mocao    Neimenggu    Ningxia

.qh.cn .sc.cn .sd.cn .sh.cn .sn.cn .sx.cn .tj.cn .xj.cn .xz.cn .yn.cn .zj.cn

Ginghai    Sichuan    Shandong    Shanghai    Shanxi    Shangxi    Tianjin    Xinjiang    Xizang/Tibet    Yunnan    Zhejiang

More info on .cn domains

.TW is for Taiwan,.
.COM.TW is for commercial purposes.
.ORG.TW is for organizations.
More info on .tw domains

.IN is for India.
.CO.IN is for commercial entities for India.
.NET.IN is for network entities for India.
.ORG.IN is for nonprofit organizations for India.
.FIRM.IN is for firm or company for India.
.GEN.IN is for general use for India.
.IND.IN is for individual for India.
More info on .in domains

.AM is an open domain (Armenia) More info on .am domains

.BE is an open domain (Belgium) More info on .be domains

.BZ is an open domain (Belize) More info on .bz domains

.CC is an open domain (Coco’s (Keeling) Islands) More info on .cc domains

.CX is an open domain (Christmas Island) More info on .cx domains

.FM is an open domain (Federated States of Micronesia) More info on .fm domains

.GD is an open domain (Grenada) More info on .gd domains

.GS is an open domain (South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands located near Antarctica) More info on .gs domains

.LA is an open domain (Laos) More info on .la domains

.MS is an open domain (Montserrat) More info on .ms domains

.CO.NZ is an open domain (New Zealand) - More info on .nz domains

.NET.NZ is an open domain (New Zealand) - More info on .nz domains

.ORG.NZ is an open domain (New Zealand) - More info on .nz domains

.TC is an open domain (Turks & Caicos Islands) More info on .tc domains

.TV is an open domain (Tuvalu) More info on .tv domains

.VG is an open domain (British Virgin Islands) More info on .vg domains

.WS is an open domain (Western Samoa) More info on .ws domains

.COM & .NET 2nd level domains: - More on 2nd level .com & .net domains
AR.COM is an alternate domain for Argentina. The .com portion of the extension indicates that the domain is a commercial entity.
BR.COM is an alternate domain for Brazil. The .com portion of the extension indicates that the domain is a commercial entity.
CN.COM is an alternate domain for China. The .com portion of the extension indicates that the domain is a commercial entity.
DE.COM is an alternate domain for Germany. The .com portion of the extension indicates that the domain is a commercial entity.
EU.COM is an alternate domain for European Union. The .com portion of the extension indicates that the domain is a commercial entity.
EU.COM is an alternate domain for European Union. The .com portion of the extension indicates that the domain is a commercial entity.
GB.COM is an alternate domain for Great Britain. The .com portion of the extension indicates that the domain is a commercial entity.
GB.NET is an alternate domain for Great Britain. The .net portion of the extension represents the word “network” and is most commonly used by businesses that are directly involved in providing Internet services.
HU.COM is an alternate domain for Hungary. The .com portion of the extension indicates that the domain is a commercial entity.
JPN.COM is an alternate domain for Japan. The .com portion of the extension indicates that the domain is a commercial entity.
KR.COM is an alternate domain for Korea. The .com portion of the extension indicates that the domain is a commercial entity.
NO.COM is an alternate domain for Norway. The .com portion of the extension indicates that the domain is a commercial entity.
QC.COM is an alternate domain for Quebec. The .com portion of the extension indicates that the domain is a commercial entity.
RU.COM is an alternate domain for Russia. The .com portion of the extension indicates that the domain is a commercial entity.
SA.COM is an alternate domain for Saudi Arabia. The .com portion of the extension indicates that the domain is a commercial entity.
SE.COM is an alternate domain for Sweden. The .com portion of the extension indicates that the domain is a commercial entity.
SE.NET is an alternate domain for Sweden. The .net portion of the extension represents the word "network", and is generally used by internet infrastructure providers.
UK.COM is an alternate domain for United Kingdom. The .com portion of the extension indicates that the domain is a commercial entity.
UK.NET is an alternate domain for United Kingdom. The .net portion of the extension represents the word "network", and is generally used by internet infrastructure providers.
US.COM is an alternate domain for United States. The .com portion of the extension indicates that the domain is a commercial entity.
UY.COM is an alternate domain for Uruguay. The .com portion of the extension indicates that the domain is a commercial entity.
ZA.COM is an alternate domain for South Africa. The .com portion of the extension indicates that the domain is a commercial entity.

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