The Top Level Domain Association, Inc. is a trade association of Internet Top Level Domain (TLD) holders.

This organization represents the interests of TLD Holders and fosters cooperation among them to insure a stable, Inclusive Name Space.

All TLD holders are welcome to be members of the TLDA.

"A trade association for the benefit of Top Level Domain (TLD) holders"

"The Top Level Domain Association, Inc." is a trade association of 
Internet Top Level Domain (TLD) holders. This organization represents 
the interests of TLD holders and will seek to foster cooperation among 
TLD holders and all of the Internet's various DNS root-level service 
providers to advance the cause of building a stable namespace. All 
eligible TLD holders are welcome to become members of the TLDA.

The TLDA publishes various standards, protocols, and procedures 
that it recommends that pertain to the delegation and operational support 
of TLDs, including gTLDs and ccTLDs. It makes every effort to facilitate a 
single, global name space on the Internet. It compiles the registry and contact 
data of all known TLDs, and the technical policies and guidelines which ensure 
the preservation of Domain Registrant data.

The TLDA shall, as part of its charter, recognize that institutions 
and individuals alike, both freely and concurrently; have legitimate 
rights in the Internet name space that are not subject to arbitrary 
appropriation, and not necessarily based in trademark.

The TLDA shall work to ensure fair and equitable stability of the 
Internet, where both subscriber and provider access and services should 
remain open to all, and in a non-discriminatory manner.



The goals are to provide the following for its members:

- A mechanism for fair resolution of TLD collisions and holderclaims;

- Standards and best practices for the operation and management of TLDs;

- Education and information to the public and membership regarding the 
	role of TLDs and their operation and management;

- A liaison between TLD holders and root managers to assist in providing 
	choice to the Internet community without collisions in the 
	Internet name space;

- Assistance in the maintenance of stability of the Internet; promote 
	the idea that the users and registrants of domain names are the 
	reason for the existence of domain names and the TLDA;

- Issue statements of perceived compliance with the standards and 
	practices recommended by the TLDA for each known operational 
	TLD and the various root-level service providers as well as to 
	what degree such compliance with TLDA recommended standards and 
	practices are adopted by or adhered to by each TLD Holder and 
	the various root-level service providers; and

- Be an advocate for the TLD industry: an industry with real businesses 
	and employees that is part of the Internet's and the world's 
	global economy. 

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