This system officially commenced service on November 30, 1999 under the supervision of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), although there had been several testbed registrars using the system since March 11, 1999.
Ovaj sistem je zvanično počeo da radi 30. novembra 1999. godine, pod nadzorom Internet korporacija za dodeljivanje imena i brojeva (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), iako je postojalo nekoliko probnih registara koji su koristili sistem od 11.