Located near Washington Dulles International Airport, the Dulles Technology Corridor, contains many important technology corporations. Considered by Virginia Business as the "high tech colossus" and Fortune Magazine as the "net plex", the Dulles Corridor is a leader internationally in research, technology and development oriented companies. The area is home to more than 575,000 jobs, with more than 30,000 businesses; such as AOL, Boeing, Verizon and AT&T to name a few.
The corridor generally follows Virginia State Route 267, the Dulles Access Road, between Loudoun and Fairfax counties. The region contains the Internet Society, and used to contain the mainframe that houses the master list of all Internet domain names.