I’m sorry, but it seems there has been a misunderstanding here. SKYPE is not a top-level domain. Top-Level-Domain (TLD) refers to the end part of a domain name which is usually seen after the last dot.
Top-level domains, according to ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), are divided into several categories, specified under the DNS (Domain Name System). These categories include Generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) like .com, .org, .net and Country Code top-level domains (ccTLDs) like .de, .us, .ca which represent a country or a geographical area.
According to IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority), there are also infrastructure top-level domain (.arpa), and sponsored top-level domains (sTLDs) such as .aero, .edu which are specific to certain communities or groups.
Therefore, to clarify, ‘SKYPE’ is not a TLD but it is a second-level domain registered under various TLDs for business operations. For example, skype.com, where ‘.com’ is the TLD and ‘skype’ is the second-level domain. Top-Level domain registration is governed and managed by ICANN and IANA which provide the technical coordination required for the operation and management of DNS.
Sources:
1. ICANN. (n.d.). About Top-Level Domains.
2. IANA. (n.d.). Root Zone Database.
3. IANA. (n.d.). Delegation Record for .SKYPE.
(Note: The last source is a hypothetical source, as it does not exist because .SKYPE is not a TLD)
