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Internet Computer Bureau Limited is an
Internet The Internet (or internet) is the Global network, global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a internetworking, network of networks ...
top-level domain A top-level domain (TLD) is one of the domain name, domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System of the Internet after the root domain. The top-level domain names are installed in the DNS root zone, root zone of the nam ...
custodian based in the United Kingdom. The custodian is responsible for maintaining the .io, .sh, and .ac
country code top-level domain A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, sovereign state, or dependent territory identified with a country code. All ASCII ccTLD identifiers are two letters long, and all tw ...
s. In 2017 it became a subsidiary of Afilias, a United States corporation. Afilias was later acquired by Identity Digital. The company was established on 18 July 1996 as Internet Computer Bureau plc, and became a
private limited company A private limited company is any type of business entity in Privately held company, "private" ownership used in many jurisdictions, in contrast to a Public company, publicly listed company, with some differences from country to country. Example ...
on 16 December 2004. Embroiled in controversy around its involvement in registration of .io domains associated with the
Diego Garcia Diego Garcia is the largest island of the Chagos Archipelago. It has been used as a joint UK–U.S. military base since the 1970s, following the expulsion of the Chagossians by the UK government. The Chagos Islands are set to become a former B ...
military base following the expulsion of the Chagossian population, ICB was sold by Paul Kane to Afilias for $70 million in April 2017.


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* Domain name registries Information technology organisations based in the United Kingdom {{UK-company-stub