Introduced | December 19, 1997 |
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TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | Ascension Island Network Information Centre (run by Internet Computer Bureau) |
Sponsor | Sure |
Intended use | Entities connected with Ascension Island |
Actual use | Various uses, sometimes connected to education and academia; a few sites actually on Ascension Island |
Registration restrictions | 3rd level registrant must be resident on Ascension Island |
Structure | Registrations are taken directly at the second level or at third level beneath various 2nd-level labels |
Documents | Terms & Conditions; Rules |
Dispute policies | Dispute Resolution Policy |
DNSSEC | Yes |
Registry website | NIC.AC |
The .ac top-level domain is the Internet country code ( ccTLD) for Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, used primarily for Ascension Island ( Saint Helena has its own ccTLD, .sh). It is administered by NIC.AC, a subsidiary of the Internet Computer Bureau based in the United Kingdom.
Registration for the domain is open to anyone. The registry accepts registrations of internationalized domain names. [1]
The domain is marketed by some domain-brokers as a domain for the city of Aachen, Germany, after the automotive license plate designation ("AC") for the city.
Due to its similarity to the .ac ("academic") second-level domain that exists under some country code top-level domains, some educational institutions also register under the .ac top-level domain:
Introduced | December 19, 1997 |
---|---|
TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | Ascension Island Network Information Centre (run by Internet Computer Bureau) |
Sponsor | Sure |
Intended use | Entities connected with Ascension Island |
Actual use | Various uses, sometimes connected to education and academia; a few sites actually on Ascension Island |
Registration restrictions | 3rd level registrant must be resident on Ascension Island |
Structure | Registrations are taken directly at the second level or at third level beneath various 2nd-level labels |
Documents | Terms & Conditions; Rules |
Dispute policies | Dispute Resolution Policy |
DNSSEC | Yes |
Registry website | NIC.AC |
The .ac top-level domain is the Internet country code ( ccTLD) for Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, used primarily for Ascension Island ( Saint Helena has its own ccTLD, .sh). It is administered by NIC.AC, a subsidiary of the Internet Computer Bureau based in the United Kingdom.
Registration for the domain is open to anyone. The registry accepts registrations of internationalized domain names. [1]
The domain is marketed by some domain-brokers as a domain for the city of Aachen, Germany, after the automotive license plate designation ("AC") for the city.
Due to its similarity to the .ac ("academic") second-level domain that exists under some country code top-level domains, some educational institutions also register under the .ac top-level domain: