.iq

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


introduced=1997
type=Country code top-level domain
status=Active
registry=Network Information Center of Iraq
sponsor=Iraqi Communications and Media Commission
intendeduse=Entities connected with Iraq
actualuse=Limited, mostly Iraqi government and educational institutions.
restrictions=No online registrations are known to be presently taking place
structure=Mostly third-level domains under .com.iq .gov.iq .edu.iq; a few second-level domains exist.
document= [http://www.iana.org/reports/iq-report-05aug05.pdf IANA redelegation report]
disputepolicy=None
website= [http://www.cmc.iq/ Communications and Media Commission ] |

.iq is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Iraq.

This domain was in limbo for years, as the delegated manager was imprisoned in Texas on charges of alleged connection to terrorism. Some talk of redelegation and relaunching began taking place at the time of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and in 2005 a redelegation to the Iraqi Communications and Media Commission (CMC) of Iraq was approved by ICANN.

Registrations are within these categories:

* gov.iq : Governmental entities
* edu.iq : Educational Institutions
* com.iq: Commercial entitites
* mil.iq : Military Institutions
* org.iq : Non-profit organizations

External links

* [http://www.iana.org/root-whois/iq.htm IANA .iq whois information]
* [http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2005/11/24/at_last_iraq_finds_a_web_designation/ News article on upcoming relaunch]
* [http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3A.iq Currently-active .iq sites (Google search)]