.ax
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| Introduced | 21 June 2006 |
|---|---|
| TLDtype | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Government of Åland |
| Sponsor | Government of Åland |
| Intended use | Entities connected with the Åland Islands |
| Actual use | Popular on the Åland Islands |
| Documents | IANA delegation report |
| Registry website | whois |
.axis theInternetcountry code top-level domain(ccTLD) ofÅland,Finland,introduced in 2006. Previously, most Åland websites were under the.aland.fisubdomain.
History[edit]
On 17 February 2006, the Finnish parliament approved a modification of the laws regulating Finnish domain names to include the.ax top-level domain. During a three-year period, the aland.fi subdomain was phased out while.ax was used in parallel; no new registrations under the aland.fi subdomain were to be accepted, and all owners of domains under the aland.fi subdomain would receive registrations for the corresponding.ax domain.[1]
On 17 March 2006, Finnish presidentTarja Halonensigned the bill into law, effective as of 27 March.[2]The government of Åland began accepting registrations immediately following the changing of the law.
On 9 June 2006,ICANNapproved delegating the.ax top-level domain to the government of Åland.[1]The.ax domain was added to the root zone on 21 June 2006, and became active on 15 August 2006.[2]The code ax itself comes from theISO 3166standard, and was assigned to Åland in 2004.[3]The letter X is not included in any major or locally used language, but other possible codes were already taken, e.g..albyAlbania,.adbyAndorra,and.anby what was at the time theNetherlands Antilles.
Since 5 September 2016, anyone worldwide is permitted to register domain names under the.ax TLD.
References[edit]
- ^IANA Report on Delegation of the.AX Top-Level Domain,fromIANAwebsite
- ^Ansökan om domännamn,The government of Åland's domain registration website
- ^Adopted Resolutions,special meeting of the board ofICANN