.sj
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| Introduced | 21 August 1997 |
|---|---|
| TLDtype | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Inactive, but still in root |
| Registry | Norid |
| Sponsor | Norwegian Communications Authority |
| Intended use | Entities connected with Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| Actual use | Not in use; authorities decided that use of the.nodomain is sufficient |
| Registration restrictions | No registrations are being taken |
| Structure | Not in use |
| Documents | Policy notice |
| Dispute policies | None |
| Registry website | norid.no |
.sjis theInternetcountry code top-level domain(ccTLD) reserved for the designationSvalbard and Jan Mayen.Thedomain name registryisNorid,but.sjis not open for registration. The issuing of the domain was based on theISO 3166designation of Svalbard and Jan Mayen, which consists of two separately administrated integrated territories of Norway: the Arctic archipelagoSvalbardand the nearly uninhabited volcanic islandJan Mayen..sjwas designated on 21 August 1997, at the same time asBouvet Islandwas allocated.bv.Both were placed under the.noregistry Norid, which is also the sponsor. Norwegian policy states that.nois sufficient for those institutions connected to both Svalbard and Jan Mayen, and therefore the domain is not open to registration. It is Norwegian policy not to commercialize domain resources, so there are no plans to sell.sj.Should the domain later come into use, it will be under regulation of theNorwegian Communications Authorityand follow the same policy as.no.There are two second-level domains reserved for the two areas:svalbard.noandjan-mayen.no,but other web addresses are also used.
History[edit]
Svalbard and Jan Mayen are two integrated territories of Norway with special status (unincorporated area). TheSvalbard Treatygrants Norway fullsovereigntyof Svalbard,[1]but the archipelago holds special status as among other things afree economic zoneand is not part of theEuropean Economic Areaand theSchengen Area.[2]Jan Mayen is a nearly unpopulated volcanic island in theAtlantic Oceanand is a fully integrated part of Norway.[3]During the establishment of the ISO 3166 codes, it was proposed that Svalbard have its own code, but the Norwegian authorities chose to also include Jan Mayen in the area,[4]partly because Jan Mayen was administered by theGovernor of Svalbarduntil 1994. Following the ISO codes,.sjwas allocated on 21 August 1997,[5]at the same time.bvwas allocated.[6]
In June 2015, Norwegian computer scientistHåkon Wium Lieand theSocialist Left Partyproposed using the.sjdomain, along with.bv,as online free havens. The proposal aims at protecting both the Norwegian authorities and foreign dissidents from surveillance.[7]
Policy[edit]
Management of.sjlies with theTrondheim-based Norid, which is also the domain name registry for.noand the unused.bv.Norid is a limited company owned byUninett,which is again owned by theNorwegian Ministry of Education and Research.[8]The legal right to manage the domains is two-fold, based both on an agreement with theInternet Assigned Numbers Authority(IANA) and regulations under theTelecommunication Actwhich is supervised by theLillesand-based Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority.[9]
The policy for use of.sjis regulated by theRegulation Concerning Domain Names Under Norwegian Country Code Top-level Domains,also known as theDomain Regulation.This regulation also regulates Norway's other two ccTLDs,.bvand.no.Should.sjlater come unto use, the same rules and procedures currently regarding.nowould be used for.sj.[10]The domain remains reserved for potential future use. Sale of the two unused ccTLDs has not been an item to consider for policymakers, as commercialization of the domain resources is in direct contradiction to Norwegian policy.[11]
References[edit]
- ^"Svalbard Treaty".Governor of Svalbard.Archived fromthe originalon 6 May 2012.Retrieved24 March2010.
- ^"Lov om gjennomføring i norsk rett av hoveddelen i avtale om Det europeiske økonomiske samarbeidsområde (EØS) m.v. (EØS-loven)"(in Norwegian).Lovdata.10 August 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 12 December 2013.Retrieved24 March2010.
- ^"Jan Mayen".World Fact Book.Central Intelligence Agency.Retrieved5 September2010.
- ^Takle, Mona Takle; Vassenden, Kåre (March 1998)."Country classifications in migration statistics – present situation and proposals for a Eurostat standard"(PDF).United Nations Statistical CommissionandUnited Nations Economic Commission for Europe.Retrieved6 September2010.
- ^"Delegation Record for.SJ".Internet Assigned Numbers Authority.13 November 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 12 August 2010.Retrieved5 September2010.
- ^"Delegation Record for.BV".Internet Assigned Numbers Authority.13 November 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 13 August 2010.Retrieved5 September2010.
- ^Suvatne, Steinar Solås (23 June 2015)."- Norge sitter på en vanvittig naturressurs".Dagbladet(in Norwegian).Retrieved24 June2015.
- ^"About Norid".Norid.3 August 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 13 July 2015.Retrieved5 September2010.
- ^Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority (2002): 26
- ^Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority (2002): 42
- ^"The.bv and.sj top level domains".Norid.3 August 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 5 October 2010.Retrieved5 September2010.
Bibliography[edit]
- ".no eller aldri..."(PDF)(in Norwegian).Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority.21 March 2002. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 13 July 2015.Retrieved12 July2015.