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.pr
.pr Puerto Rico Top Level Domain
Introduced27 August 1989
TLDtypeCountry code top-level domain
StatusActive
RegistryGauss Research Laboratory Inc
SponsorGauss Research Laboratory Inc
Intended useEntities connected withPuerto Rico
Actual useFairly popular in Puerto Rico
Registration restrictionsSome subdomains have restrictions;.isla.pris less expensive but limited to Puerto Rico residents
StructureRegistrations are at third level beneath second level labels; second-level registrations are available at higher cost
Dispute policiesUDRP
DNSSECyes
Registry websitedomains.pr/about.php

.pris theInternetcountry code top-level domain(ccTLD) forPuerto Rico.

A.pr.ussecond-level domainhas been reserved for Puerto Rico under the.uslocality namespace, but it is unused. Agencies of thegovernment of Puerto Ricouse either.gov.pr or, more recently, subdomains of pr.gov,where the main government portal is located.

In March 2010,National Public Radiolaunched aURL shortenerusing thedomain hack"n.pr".[1]

The domain is occasionally used bypublic relationsfirms.

Domains and sub domains[edit]

  • .pr– for businesses, professionals, individuals, companies, etc.
  • .biz.pr– for businesses
  • .pr– for, but not restricted to, companies
  • .edu.pr– for educational institutions with presence in Puerto Rico
  • .gov.pr– for agencies of thegovernment of Puerto Rico
  • .info.pr– for informative websites
  • .isla.pr– for people with presence in Puerto Rico
  • .name.pr– for individuals
  • .net.pr– for, but not restricted to, network oriented entities
  • .org.pr– for, but not restricted to, organizations
  • .pro.pr– for professionals
  • .est.pr– for university students
  • .prof.pr– for university professors
  • .ac.pr– for academics

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References[edit]

  1. ^Andy Carvin, Daniel Jacobson and Jon Foreman (3 March 2010)."You Say NPR, But On Twitter We Say n.pr".NPR.Npr.org.Archivedfrom the original on February 9, 2021.RetrievedFebruary 9,2021.