.ar
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| Introduced | 23 September 1987 |
|---|---|
| TLDtype | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | NIC Argentina |
| Sponsor | Government of Argentina(SLyTP) |
| Intended use | Entities connected withArgentina |
| Actual use | Very popular in Argentina |
| Registered domains | 670,633 (November 2022)[1] |
| Registration restrictions | Must have contact with address in Argentina, but registrant may be foreign; some subdomains have particular restrictions |
| Structure | Registrations are at third level beneath second level labels |
| Documents | Government resolution on domain registration |
| Registry website | https://nic.ar/ |
.aris theInternetcountry codetop-level domain(ccTLD) forArgentina.It is administered byNIC Argentina.Registering an.ar domain (like website.ar) directly is allowed as of 2020.[2]Previously, only 9 of the second-level domains listed below were open for registration, and a local presence in Argentina was required. Recently[when?]the extension has become synonymous with Augmented Reality and is being by many prominent AR and XR startups.[3]
Second-level domains[edit]
As of January 2017 there are currently 12second-level domains.[4]
- com.ar– Companies and individuals resident in Argentina
- coop.ar– Registered cooperatives
- edu.ar– Educational institutions. Currently, this second-level domain is handled by ARIU (Asociación de Redes de Interconexión Universitaria).
- gob.ar, gov.ar– Local and national government
- int.ar– International entities and representatives of foreign international organizations in Argentina
- mil.ar– Military use
- mutual.ar– Registered mutual organizations
- net.ar– Providers of internet services licensed by the Comisión Nacional de Comunicaciones
- org.ar– Non-profit organizations, which must present a valid proof
- senasa.ar– Legal and human persons related to theNational Food Safety and Quality Service
- .seg.ar- for companies authorised by the Superintendence of National Insurance.[5]
- tur.ar– Tourism and travel companies licensed by the Ministerio de Turismo de la Nación. Provincial or municipal government agencies promoting their respective provinces or municipalities can also use this second-level domain.
- musica.ar– Any member listed in the National Registry of Musicians and National Musical Groups
- bet.ar– Online gambling operators, licensed by local and national government[6]
Special characters[edit]
In November 2008, a resolution approved the use of special characters in domain names, including ñ, ç, á, é, í ó, ú, ä, ë, ï, ö, and ü. The.gob.ar domain was also approved for government entities (.gob stands for "gobierno", government in Spanish).[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Estadísticas | NIC Argentina".NIC Argentina.10 December 2022.Archivedfrom the original on 7 December 2022.Retrieved10 December2022.
- ^"Comenzó el Registro de Interés de dominios '.ar'".NIC Argentina(in Spanish).Retrieved12 February2020.
- ^".ar Domain Names".Retrieved7 August2013.
- ^"Dominios y Aranceles"(in Spanish).Retrieved26 July2018.
- ^"Understanding the.AR Top-Level Domain".nominus.
- ^"RESOL-2019-42-APN-SLYT - Establécense aranceles".bet.ar ""(in Spanish).Retrieved30 June2020.
- ^"Aprueban la incorporación de la letra Ñ a los dominios argentinos en Internet".infobaeprofesional. Archived fromthe originalon 6 February 2009.Retrieved15 December2008.
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