.ax

Introduced	2006
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Landskapsregeringen
Sponsor	Landskapsregeringen
Intended use	Entities connected with the  Åland Islands
Actual use	Popular on the Åland Islands
Documents	IANA delegation report
Dispute policies
Website	Registration site

.ax is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) of the Åland Islands, introduced in 2006. Previously, most Åland websites were under the .aland.fi subdomain.

Contents 1 History 2 Registration requirements 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

On February 17, 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 will be phased out while .ax will be used in parallel; no new registrations under the aland.fi subdomain will be accepted, and all current owners of domains under the aland.fi subdomain will receive registrations for the corresponding .ax domain.^[1]

On March 17, 2006, Finnish president Tarja Halonen signed the bill into law, effective as of March 27, 2006.^[2] The government of Åland began accepting registrations immediately following the changing of the law.

On June 9, ICANN approved delegating the .ax top-level domain to the government of Åland.^[3] The .ax domain was added to the root zone on June 21, 2006, and became active on August 15, 2006.^[4]

[edit] Registration requirements

Domain names can be granted to:

• A legal person with a set place of business or who is registered on the Åland Islands.
• A public sector entity, government owned business, independent public institution or public association that is acting on the Åland Islands or has been registered here.
• A person, at least 15 years of age, whose home municipality is on the Åland Islands or who has the Right of Domicile as defined in the Autonomy Act.^[5]

[edit] References

• ^  Adopted Resolutions, special meeting of the board of ICANN
• ^  IANA Report on Delegation of the .AX Top-Level Domain, from IANA website
• ^  Ansökan om domännamn, The government of Åland's domain registration website
• ^  Axventure.com English translation of the rules for ax. domain names

[edit] External links

• IANA .ax whois information

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