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The domain name info is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) in the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet . The name is derived from information , though registration requirements do not prescribe any particular theme.
The info TLD was a response to ICANN 's highly publicized announcement, in late 2000, of a phased release of seven new generic top-level domains . The event was the first addition of major gTLDs since the Domain Name System was developed in the 1980s. The seven new gTLDs, selected from over 180 proposals, were meant in part to take the pressure off the com domain.
The info domain has been the most successful of the seven new domain names, with over 5.2 million domain names in the registry as of April 2008. After the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York switched to the easier to remember mta.info website to lead users to latest information on schedules and route changes on the area's transportation services. ICANN and Afilias have also sealed an agreement for country names to be reserved by ICANN under