.kr

.kr

Introduced	1986
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	NIDA
Sponsor	NIDA
Intended use	Entities connected with  South Korea
Actual use	Popular in South Korea
Registration restrictions	Registrants must have a local presence within South Korea; varying restrictions exist for registration under different second-level names
Structure	Registrations are only allowed at the third level beneath second-level domains (.co.kr, .or.kr, ...) for standard domain names while internationalized domain names have to registered at the second level.
Documents	Policies
Dispute policies
Website	kisa.or.kr

.kr is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for South Korea (Republic of Korea). Registrations are processed via registration agents.

From September 2006, it became possible to register domain names directly under .kr (although this is currently only possible for internationalized domain names). Trademark holders and public bodies benefited from an "early registration period", after which the owners of .kr third-level domains had priority to get the corresponding second-level domains.

.kr domain name 2nd level launch schedule[1]

1. Sunrise I (September 18–November 20, 2006)

• Governmental Bodies only

2. Sunrise II (November 21–February 27, 2007)

• A holder of 3rd level .kr domain
• The registered 3rd level domain and the 3rd level domain should be registered before March 13, 2006
• The full name of registered trademark using same alphabetical order

3. Landrush (March 28–April 11, 2007)

• Anyone or any business entity who has an address in the territory

4.General Registration (from April 19. 2007)

• First-come first-served basis

Subdomains

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• Communications in South Korea

External links

• IANA .kr whois information
• .kr whois online lookup