.am

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


introduced=1994
type=Country code top-level domain
status=Active
registry= [https://www.amnic.net AMNIC]
sponsor= [http://www.isoc.am ISOC-AM] (local chapter of Internet Society)
intendeduse=Entities connected with flag|Armenia
actualuse=Still used largely in Armenia despite being marketed as global domain
restrictions=Some generic names reserved; registry reserves right to revoke registrations due to obscenity or other illegal or immoral activity
structure=Registrations permitted directly at second level
document= [https://www.amnic.net/policy/ AM TLD policy]
disputepolicy=UDRP
website= [https://www.amnic.net/ AMNIC] |

.am is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Armenia.

Regulation

The registry for .am is operated by [http://www.isoc.am ISOC-AM] , the local chapter of the Internet Society.

Regulatory notes:
* Except for reserved names like .com.am, .net.am, .org.am and others, any person in the world can register a .am domain for a fee.
* Each domain name is subject to review. Generally each review takes 2 or 3 working days.
* For religious reasons, Armenian law prohibits its domain names from being used for obscene sites.
* The AM-NIC is moving over to IPv6 address compatibility in line with the global DNS system.
* Unicode compatible names will not be instituted at AM-NIC until all issues related to IPv6 are resolved.

Usage in domain hacks

The domain name is popular (and thus economically valuable) due to it being a mnemonic for AM radio (other similar ccTLDs are .fm, .tv, .cd, .dj and .mu). Such unconventional usage of TLDs in domain names are known as domain hacks.

The domain-hacked name i.am has also been used for a popular hosting service, although it (and similar "two-letter word" hacks) is now owned by a third-party registration business.

External links

* [http://www.iana.org/root-whois/am.htm IANA .am whois information]
* [https://www.amnic.net Armenia Network Information Centre]