Legacy gTLDs
These are the original gTLDs and sTLDs and their current purpose of use as certain sponsored TLDs are now open registration.
| gTLD | Intended Use | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| .aero | the air transport industry. | Restricted to Accredited Industry Members |
| .asia | companies, organizations and individuals in the Asia-Pacific region | Restricted to SE Asia |
| .biz | business use | Open Registration |
| .cat | Catalan language/culture | Restricted to Catalonia |
| .com | commercial organizations, but unrestricted | Open Registration |
| .coop | cooperatives | Restricted to Accredited Industry Members |
| .edu | U.S. post-secondary educational establishments | Restricted to Accredited Industry Members |
| .gov | U.S. government entities at the federal, state, and local levels | Restricted to U.S. Government & Departments |
| .info | informational sites, but unrestricted | Open Registration |
| .int | international organizations established by treaty | Restricted |
| .jobs | employment-related sites | Restricted to Accredited Industry Members |
| .mil | the U.S. military | Restricted |
| .mobi | sites catering to mobile devices | Open Registration |
| .museum | museums | Restricted to Accredited Industry Members |
| .name | families and individuals | Open Registration |
| .net | originally for network infrastructures, now unrestricted | Open Registration |
| .org | originally for organizations not clearly falling within the other gTLDs, now unrestricted | Open Registration |
| .pro | All professionals worldwide | Open Registration |
| .tel | services involving connections between the telephone network and the Internet | Open Registration |
| .travel | travel agents, airlines, hoteliers, tourism bureaus, etc. | Restricted to Accredited Industry Members |
| .xxx | pornography | Open Registration |
Other Lists: ccTLD List | new gTLD List