Perhaps Verisign collects funds for the operation of the root nameservers. According to [1], they operate at 107 out of 514 sites. The rest of which are operated by others including 144 by ICANN itself.<p>Bizarre, this setup is.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.root-servers.org&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.root-servers.org&#x2F;</a>