Communications in The United States - Internet

Internet

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 7,600 (1999 est.)

• Because of aggressive lobbying and the United States' strong libertarian traditions, the Internet service provider industry remains relatively unregulated in comparison to other communications industries.

Country code (Top level domain): US

• For various historical reasons, the .us domain was never widely used outside of a small number of government agencies and school districts. Most companies signed up for top level domains like .com instead.
• NeuStar Inc. now has control over the .us registry and is trying to promote the domain as an option for American-oriented Web sites.