Country code top-level domains with commercial licenses name can provide a component of a meaningful word or phrase. These are sometimes referred to as vanity ccTLDs. Country code top-level domains with commercial licenses Country code top-level domains with commercial licenses are Internet country code top-level domain that have adopted a policy for worldwide commercial use. Some of the world's smallest countries have opened their country code domain to worldwide registrations for commercial purposes. For example, Tuvalu and the Federated States of Micronesia, small island-states in the Pacific, have partnered with VeriSign and FSM Telecommunications respectively, to sell domain name registrations using the TV and fm TLDs to
Sponsored top-level domain restricting the eligibility of registrants to use the TLD. Generally speaking, a sponsored TLD is a specialized TLD that has a sponsor representing the narrower community that is most affected by the TLD, while an unsponsored TLD operates under policies established by the global Internet community directly through the ICANN process. For example, the .aero TLD is sponsored by SITA, which limits registrations to members of the air transport industry. There will be many more of these, including top domains named after and controlled by a company. See Proposed top-level domain and ICANN-era gTLDs. As of 2015, IANA distinguishes the