.fm

.fm

Infobox Top level domain
name=.fm
background=#CCF


introduced=1995
type=Country code top-level domain
status=Active
registry=dotFM (BRS Media Inc.)
sponsor=FSM Telecommunications Corporation
intendeduse=Entities connected with Federated States of Micronesia
actualuse=Much use related to FM radio; little related to Micronesia
restrictions=None
structure=Registrations are available directly at second level
document=
disputepolicy=
website= [http://www.dot.fm/ dotFM] |

.fm is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Federated States of Micronesia, a group of islands located in the Pacific Ocean.

Except for reserved names like .com.fm, .net.fm, .org.fm and others, any person in the world can register a .fm domain for a fee, much of the income from which goes to the government and people of the islands. The domain name is popular (and thus economically valuable) for FM radio station websites (other similar ccTLDs are .am, .tv, .cd, .dj and .mu); a notable example is last.fm, a social music website. Such unconventional usage of TLDs in domain names are known as domain hacks.

External links

* [http://www.iana.org/root-whois/fm.htm IANA .fm whois information]
* [http://www.dot.fm dotFM] , the domain registrar for .fm names


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