.al

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


introduced=1992
type=Country code top-level domain
status=Active
registry=Electronic and Postal Communicans Authority (AKEP)
sponsor=Electronic and Postal Communicans Authority (AKEP)
intendeduse=Entities connected with flag|Albania
actualuse=It has some use in Albania
restrictions=Must be organization with legal representative in Albania; limit of one domain per organization; must be in appropriate subdomain
structure=Registrations are at third level beneath categorized second-level subdomains
document= [http://www.akep.gov.al Registration form (PDF)]
disputepolicy=Disputes must be with registrant alone; NIC disclaims all legal responsibilities
website= [http://www.akep.gov.al .al DNS registrations] |

.al is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Albania. It is administered by the Electronic and Postal Communicans Authority of Albania.

2nd level registrations

In the past, registrations were not permitted directly at the second level, but a few existing names were "grandfathered"; they were uniti.al, tirana.al, soros.al, upt.al and inima.al.

3rd level registrations

Registrations used to be only beneath the second-level label appropriate for the type of organization, but many now exist directly below .al. These are the second level domains in current use:

* .gov.al for government institutions
* .edu.al for academic and R&D institutions
* .org.al for non-government organizations
* .com.al for enterprises & commercial organizations
* .net.al for organizations dedicated on networking

External links

* [http://www.iana.org/root-whois/al.htm IANA .al whois information]

References