Editing AlterNIC (section)

{{Short description|Alternative internet domain name registry}}
'''AlterNIC''' was an unofficial, controversial [[Internet]] [[domain name registry]] that relied on an [[alternative DNS root]]. The primary purpose of the project was to challenge the monopoly of [[InterNIC]], the official governing body for [[generic top-level domain]]s (gTLDs) until the creation of the [[ICANN]] in 1998. AlterNIC offered second level domain registration in its own [[Top-level domain|TLD]]s at lower prices than InterNIC. However, these domain names could only be resolved by [[name server]]s that were specifically configured to use the AlterNIC [[DNS root zone|root zone]]. The project is now defunct; the domain name <kbd>alternic.net</kbd> is [[domain parking|parked]] and no longer associated with AlterNIC.