There are about 170 registrars, which work almost exclusively through NSI for the time being. NSI's lock on suffixes will break if and when the new suffixes are approved. Yet all the companies involved are still looking in part to NSI for indications on possible returns. Network Solutions was in a particularly good position, and they basically had the sole operations of the top-level domains for many years. Web site address per year.
Specialized suffixes yield even higher prices.
But any revenue would be routed back into its community by helping financially strapped cooperatives, says NCBA president and CEO Paul Hazen. Some groups also believe that suffixes can be used as seals of approval for the likes of doctors and lawyers.