.pr

.pr

Introduced	1989
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Gauss Research Laboratory Inc.
Sponsor	Gauss Research Laboratory Inc.
Intended use	Entities connected with Puerto Rico
Actual use	Used by many sites in Puerto Rico
Registration restrictions	Some subdomains have restrictions; .isla.pr is less expensive but limited to Puerto Rico residents
Structure	Registrations are at third level beneath second level labels; second-level registrations are available at higher cost
Documents
Dispute policies	UDRP
Web site	Nic.Pr

.pr is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Puerto Rico.

Supported by the National Science Foundation, The Gauss Research Laboratory was instituted at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus in 1986. In 1989 the National Science Foundation awarded funds to Dr. Oscar Moreno for his project entitled Support for the Participation of the University of Puerto Rico in the NSFNET, and the .pr domains were assigned to the Gauss Research Laboratory under the management of Dr. Oscar Moreno. Since then, the Gauss Research Laboratory has offered .pr domain services to national and International companies, organizations, and agencies.

The .pr Domain committees (Local, International, Academic) recommended the creation of a not-for-profit corporation, "Gauss Research Laboratory Inc." (GRL-INC), a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, registered with the Puerto Rico Department of State, is the managing organization of the Puerto Rico's Top Level Domain and is the entity responsible for providing a stable and secure management of the .pr domain.

The .pr ccTLD is a dynamic registry with a solid infrastructure that provides a service of excellence to the Puerto Rican and to the global Internet community. As part of its commitment to contribute towards the development of relevant technological standards and in accordance with this role, Nic.pr has already implemented IPV6, Anycast and DNSSEC technology. Nic.pr provided the vote needed to form the North American region according to the ccNSO and ICANN agreements and currently participates in various working groups such as the Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) and the ccNSO regions.

Sub-domains

• .pr - for businesses, professionals, individuals, companies; a cost premium ($US1000/yr vs. the $50/yr for most third-level names) applies. *Some restriction may still apply.
• .biz.pr - for businesses
• .com.pr - for companies, but not restricted to
• .edu.pr - for educational institutions with presence in Puerto Rico
• .gov.pr - for agencies of the government of Puerto Rico
• .info.pr - for informative websites
• .isla.pr - for people with presence in Puerto Rico
• .name.pr - for individuals
• .net.pr - for network oriented entities, but not restricted to
• .org.pr - for organizations, but not restricted to
• .pro.pr - for professionals
• .est.pr - for University Students, www.est.pr
• .prof.pr - for University Professors, www.prof.pr
• .ac.pr - for academics (Universities, Educational Entities, Students, Teachers, etc), www.ac.pr

External links

• IANA .pr whois information
• Puerto Rico Network Information Center
• Gauss Research Laboratory Inc.

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