> the US government Actually, ICANN. But it's still a single entity at the top. And IIRC they don't register names by themselves. Registrars are not a monopol

> the US government Actually, ICANN. But it's still a single entity at the top. And IIRC they don't register names by themselves. Registrars are not a monopoly, though. I've read that in theory, you can even become one for yourself: https://www.thesitewizard.com/domain/register-with-icann-sans-middlemen.shtml https://www.thesitewizard.com/domain/register-with-icann-san...