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ICANN The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, better known as ICANN, is responsible for managing and coordinating the Domain Name System (DNS) to ensure that every address is unique and that all users of the Internet can find all valid addresses. It also ensures that each domain name maps to the correct IP address. ICANN is also responsible for accrediting the domain name registrars. RIPE NCC One of the four Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) providing Internet resource allocations, registration services and co-ordination activities that support the operation of the Internet globally. APNIC One of the four Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) APNIC provides allocation and registration services which support the Asia Pacific region. ARIN One of the four Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), ARIN - the American Registry for Internet Numbers - manage the Internet numbering resources for North America, a portion of the Caribbean, and sub-equatorial Africa. LACNIC One of the four Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), LANIC- The Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry - is the organization that administrates IP addresses space, Autonomous System Numbers (ASN), reverse resolution and other resources of the Latin American and Caribbean region (LAC). AfriNIC AfriNIC (in formation) for the purpose of managing the IP addressing in the African continent. In the future it is expected that African organizations that presently obtain IP address space from RIPE or ARIN will obtain the IP addresses space from the AfriNIC.