- .la
Infobox Top level domain
name=.la
background=#CCF
introduced=1996
type=Country code top-level domain
status=Active
registry=LA Names Corporation
sponsor=LANIC
intendeduse=Entities connected withLaos
actualuse=Marketed as domain forLos Angeles ; hasn't really caught on much
restrictions=None; some names are reserved as "premium names" at extra cost
structure=Registrations are taken directly at the second level
document= [http://www.icann.org/cctlds/la/ ICANN .la MoU]
disputepolicy=UDRP
website= [http://www.la/ WWW.LA] |.la is the
Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD ) forLaos .History
The
LA Names Corporation , based inGuernsey , has gained the rights to market .la registrations, and they had used the registry services ofAfilias and, formerly, the registrar services ofDreamHost . However, DreamHost has discontinued registrar services as of May, 2006, andCentralNic now provides these services. CentralNic is based in theUnited Kingdom , while the .la domain is allocated to Laos, but the registrar site claims it to be associated with the city ofLos Angeles [http://www.la/: "LOS ANGELES is the world's first city to be awarded its own unique internet address: .LA."] .External links
* [http://www.iana.org/root-whois/la.htm IANA .la whois information]
* [http://www.la/ Official registry site]References
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