.pr

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


introduced=1989
type=Country code top-level domain
status=Active
registry=Gauss Research Laboratory Inc
sponsor=Gauss Research Laboratory Inc
intendeduse=Entities connected with Puerto Rico
actualuse=Used by many sites in Puerto Rico
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
document=
disputepolicy=UDRP
website= [http://www.nic.pr/ Nic.Pr] |

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

About Nic.pr

"Gauss Research Laboratory Inc" (GRL-INC) is the managing organization of the Puerto Rico's top level domain under the website. They operate the website [http://nic.pr nic.pr] , which stands for the "Network Information Center of Puerto Rico".

They operate according to the ccNSO and ICANN agreements and currently participate in various working groups such as the Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) and the ccNSO regions. Nic.pr has already implemented IPV6, Anycast and DNSSEC technology.

Domains and Sub-domains

* .pr - for businesses, professionals, individuals, companies, public relations, etc (costs for direct second-level domains are currently $1,000/yr).
* .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 [http://www.est.pr www.est.pr]
* .prof.pr - for university professors [http://www.prof.pr www.prof.pr]
* .ac.pr - for academics [http://www.ac.pr www.ac.pr]

External links

* [http://www.iana.org/root-whois/pr.htm IANA .pr whois information]
* [http://www.nic.pr Puerto Rico Network Information Center]
* [http://www.grl.pr Gauss Research Laboratory Inc.]
* [https://www.nic.pr/interface/principaltab.aspx Direct link to domain registration website]