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About the center

Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ is the national registry (administrator) of the .RU and .РФ domains
We operate as the national registry and have the authority to develop domain name registration rules in .RU and .РФ, accredit registrars and research prospective projects related to the development of the Russian top-level domains.

Our objectives

  • Provide high-quality and accessible domain name registration services in .RU and .РФ, upgrade registration rules, organize registrars’ activities and provide them with accreditation.
  • Ensure that the operation of the DNS for .RU and .РФ is supported by the necessary technical means and technology.
  • Guarantee the integrity, continuity, stability, sustainability and security of the national Russian internet segment’s operations.
  • Promote safer use of the internet.
  • Work to expand internet use in Russia for the good of internet users, business, and government.

The mission of the Coordination Center is to support the development of the internet in Russia in the interests of the national and global internet communities.

What we do

  • Administer the .RU and .РФ ccTLDs.
  • Support the technological development of .RU / .РФ infrastructure
  • Develop regulatory documents for .RU/.РФ.
  • Accredit registrars in .RU and .РФ.
  • Represent the national registry of .RU and .РФ domains in international and regional Internet organizations.
  • Support social projects to popularize and develop the internet.

History

The Coordination Center was established by the Russian Association of Networks and Services (RANS), the Union of Internet Operators, the Regional Public Center of Internet Technologies and the Russian Institute for Public Networks (RIPN) in 2001 as a non-profit organization. In 2015, the Russian Ministry of Communications and Mass Media and the Internet Development Institute also became founding members. The domain name registration system was reorganized in Russia when Coordination Center was established:  the national registry’s administrative and technical functions were separated; the work process with end users was updated; a new cooperation protocol for system users was introduced; and the legislative and regulatory foundation of the new registration system was developed.

2023
June 22, 2023 – the Coordination Center website became inclusive
2022
March 11, 2022 – the 100th registrar was accredited in .RU and .РФ!
2021
July 12, 2021 – The Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ turned 20 years
2020
June 3, 2020 — The Russian Federation whose powers and authority are carried out by the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) became a founding member of the Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ
May 12, 2020 —The first national Cyrillic domain .РФ turned 10 years