| Introduced | 1990 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active despite attempts to terminate it |
| Registry | Russian Institute for Public Networks |
| Sponsor | Russian Institute for Public Networks |
| Intended use | Entities connected with the Soviet Union |
| Actual use | obsolete since dissolution of the Soviet Union, but taking new registrations |
| Registration restrictions | None |
| Structure | Registrations are permitted directly at the second level |
| Documents | |
| Dispute policies | None |
| Website | RUcenter |
.su was assigned as the country code top-level domain for the Soviet Union on September 19, 1990. It remains in use today, even though the Soviet Union itself no longer exists, and is administered by the Russian Institute for Public Networks (RIPN, or RosNIIROS in Russian transcription).
In 2001, the managers of the domain stated that they will commence accepting new .su registrations[citation needed], but it is unclear whether this action is compatible with ICANN policies. ICANN has expressed intentions to terminate the .su domain[when?], and the IANA states that the domain is being phased out,[1] but lobbyists stated in September, 2007 that they had started negotiations with ICANN on retaining the domain.[2] In the first quarter of 2008, .su registrations increased by 45%.[3]
80829 domain names were registered by August 9, 2009.[4]
See also
References
- ^ IANA | .su - Soviet Union (being phased out)
- ^ Kilner, James (2007-09-19). "USSR still alive on Internet and won't go quietly". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSL1986480720070919. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ Back in the USSR: Soviet Internet domain name resists death, Mansur Mirovalev, writing for Associated Press, 2008-04-18
- ^ Statistics of registrations under the .su domain (2009-08-09). Accessed 2009-08-10. Archived 2009-08-13.
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