Coordination Center for TLD RU (CC for TLD RU) is administrator of national top level domains .RU and .РФ (national registry). CC for TLD RU has mandate to develop terms and conditions for registration of domain names in ccTLDs .RU and .РФ, accreditation of registrars and development of prospective projects connected with evolution of Russian TLDs. CC for TLD RU’s principal task is to ensure resilient and stable functioning of a domain names registration system and DNS infrastructure of Russian segment of the global Internet.

Coordination Center for TLD RU was founded in 2001 as a noncommercial organization. Its cofounders were Russian public organizations: Regional Nongovernmental Center of Internet Technologies, Union of Internet Operators, Association of Documental Telecommunications and RIPN Network Information Center. Since CC for TLD RU's foundation there were domain name registration system reorganization in Russia: administrative and technical functions of national registry were separated; services for end-users were improved; new accreditation procedures were approved; new protocol for users of registration system interaction were introduced; regulating documents for new registration system were elaborated.

In its daily operation CC for TLD RU capitalizes on experiences accumulated by international organizations, such as ICANN, which coordinates allocation and assignment of unique identifiers for the Internet, such as domain names and IP-addresses, on the global level, Center of European National Top Level Registries (CENTR), Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association (APTLD), representing regional unions of ccTLDs registries, International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Internet Governance Forum (IGF), etc.

Mission of CC for TLD RU

Expansion of the Internet in the Russian Federation in the interests of the national and global Internet community

What is CC for TLD RU engaged in?

• administration of country code top level domain .RU
  
• introduction and administration of new IDN ccTLD - Cyrillic .РФ, launched in 2010
  
• ensuring technological development of infrastructure of domains .RU/.РФ
  
• development of procedural documents for domains .RU/.РФ
  
• accreditation of registrars at domains .RU/.РФ
  
• representation of Russia in international Internet-organizations activities
  
• support of social projects aimed at popularization and development of the Internet

Who governs CC for TLD RU?

A supreme governing body of CC for TLD RU is Council. It consists of 13 experts in address and domain space development and prominent figures of Russian internet community. Representative of Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation is also a member of the Council. The Council members's term of office does not exceed 3 years. Each year CC for TLD RU holds elections for four new members to replace the outgoing ones. The Council appoints Director of CC for TLD RU. Discussion of projects connected with organizational and technical issues of domain names registration in domains .RU and .РФ takes place within the framework of CC for TLD RU’s advisory bodies (ad-hoc groups and committees).

ITC

In 2009 CC for TLD RU and Internet Development Foundation (registry of ccTLD .SU) co-founded Internet Technical Center (ITC). ITC provides technical services and supports main registers and national domain registration systems, ensures regular functioning of domain name system in Russian segment of the Internet and global network as well. The move pursues the goal of regulation and facilitation of registration procedures in all ccTLDs, ensuring resilience of Russian national top level domains .RU, .РФ and .SU, and enhancement of quality of services rendered to registrars.

Registrars

Since 1 June 2001 accredited by CC for TLD RU registrars, carry out internet domain name registrations in Russia. In 2011, their number reached 25. These are companies residing in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Samara; however, all of them have built partnership networks (internet- and hosting providers, website designers) operating throughout the country. So, anyone eager to have a domain name registered can do it at his convenience.

Coordination Center for TLD RU is manager (administrator) of ccTLDs .RU/.РФ, i.e. serves as a national registry. Registry is a central depository which maintains database of registered second level domain names and provides their support in the Internet. CC for TLD RU is not a registrar. It does not engage in direct domain name registrations, but solely forms domain name registration policy in managing top level domains.

Domains .RU and .РФ

As administrator of national top level domains .RU and .РФ, Coordination Center for TLD RU focuses on popularization of .RU and .РФ, a vigorous expansion of domain names use both by private individuals and organizations and, consequently, growth in the number of registered second-level domain names, as well as bolstering national users’ awareness of the domain name registration system’s functioning. A high level of trust, confidence in stability and resilience of ccTLDs .RU and .РФ, as well as qualified audience enjoying necessary expertise and skills will promote more active use of global Internet resources; give boost to number of Internet users and further advancement of the Internet in Russia.

Domain .RU keeps leadership among the world lagest ccTLDs with one of the highest domain name growth rate for the last five years. Russian domain .RU is one of the biggest TLDs by the total number of registered second level domain names.

Domain .РФ – the new Cyrillic ccTLD delegated in 2010, demonstrates extreme domain name growth rate - 700000 domain names were registered for less than 2 months - and enters top twenty of the largest european ccTLDs.