.uy

.uy

Introduced	10 September 1990
TLDtype	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Servicio Central de Informatica
Sponsor	Universidad de la República
Intended use	Entities connected withUruguay
Actual use	Very popular in Uruguay
Structure	Registrations are at the second level or at third level beneath various second-level names
Documents	Rules
Dispute policies	Arbitration
Registry website	.uy NIC

.uyis theInternetcountry codetop-level domain(ccTLD) forUruguay.Domain names can be registered at second-level or at third-level. As of 11 June 2012,second level.uy registrations are possible.

Second-level domains

• .uy:for commercial companies (a local billing contact is required for foreign registrants).
• .edu.uy:for local educational entities.
• .gub.uy:for local governmental entities.
• .net.uy:for local Internet service providers.
• .mil.uy:for theArmed Forces of Uruguay.
• .org.uy:for non-profit organisations.

Management

TheServicio Central de Informática(SeCIU, Central Computing Service) of the University of the Republic has been the responsible authority for managing and registering domains under.uyand its subdomains since April 1990, delegated by IANA throughInterNIC.The domains under.uyare managed and registered byAntelvia its website dominiosuy (nic.uy) instead. Domains directly under.uycan be registered directly at SeCIU or after the registrar entities it authorized, being Antel and other private companies.

External links

• IANA.uy whois information
• Registration website beneath other.uy second-level domainsArchived2006-06-15 at theWayback Machine
• Interview with the technical responsible for.uy domains (spanish)