Network Solutions, Inc. (NSI) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers hereby agree that Section 23 of the Registry Agreement they entered into with each other on November 10, 1999, under which NSI operates the .com, .net and .org registries is hereby immediately amended by substituting the phrase "on or before May 31, 2001" for the phrase "within 18 months after the Effective Date" in that Section.

NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.

By:__________________________

Date: May __ , 2001

INTERNET CORPORATION FOR
ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS

By:__________________________
M. Stuart Lynn
President and CEO
Date: May __, 2001