.pa
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Introduced | 25 May 1994 |
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TLDtype | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | Nic Panamá |
Sponsor | PANNET,Universidad Tecnologica de Panama |
Intended use | Entities connected withPanama |
Actual use | Fairly popular in Panama |
Registration restrictions | Currently, for a registration under the second level domain name.pa, the registrant has to register the same domain name under a third Level domain.[1] |
Structure | Registrations are at second level, and at third level beneath second-level labels |
Documents | Terms of Service |
Dispute policies | UDRP |
Registry website | NIC Panama |
.pais theInternetcountry code top-level domain(ccTLD) forPanama.It was first registered in 1994-05-25.[2]It is administered by NIC Panamá, which is run by the Universidad Tecnologica de Panama.[3]
Because "PA" is also thepostal codefor theU.S. stateofPennsylvaniaand theBrazilian stateofPará,it has had occasional use under that meaning, but this has not become widespread.[citation needed]
Structure
[edit]Registrations are taken directly at the second level, and at the third level under the designated second level domains.
Domain name | Intended use |
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com.pa | Commercial entities |
ac.pa | Institutions or institutions of higher education or research |
edu.pa | Educational institutions or organizations, and educational projects |
net.pa | Internet service providers |
org.pa | Non-profit institutions or entities |
gob.pa | Panamanian Government agencies or institutions |
sld.pa | Health institutions or agencies |
nom.pa | Natural persons |
abo.pa | Professionals in the area of law (Lawyers) |
ing.pa | Professionals of the engineering area |
med.pa | Medical doctors |
Restrictions
[edit]Any term that is listed in the list of reserved terms cannot be registered as a domain name.[5]The list consists of, but is not limited to, other generic and country-code TLDs, country names, governmental entities, and DNS related terminology.
The server the domain points to can be located in any country; with the exception of.gob.pa domains, which are used solely for Panamanian Government agencies or institutions, should point to a server physically located in Panama.[6]
References
[edit]- ^"Prices".Nic Panamá.2022-12-31.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-09-27.Retrieved2022-12-31.
- ^"IANA WHOIS Service".IANA.2022-12-31.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-12-31.Retrieved2022-12-31.
- ^"Member Profile:.pa".ICANN ccNSO.2022-12-31.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-08-13.Retrieved2022-12-31.
- ^"Terms of Service".Nic Panamá.2022-12-31.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-09-27.Retrieved2022-12-31.
- ^"Términos Reservado".Nic Panamá.2022-12-31.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-07-03.Retrieved2022-12-31.
- ^"Minimum Requirements".Nic Panamá.2022-12-31.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-09-27.Retrieved2022-12-31.
External links
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