.ac
| Introduced | 1997 |
|---|---|
TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Ascension Island Network Information Centre (run by Internet Computer Bureau) |
| Sponsor | Cable and Wireless (Ascension Island) |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha |
| Actual use | Various uses, sometimes connected to education and academia; a few sites actually on Ascension Island |
| Registration restrictions | 2nd-level registrant must have professional or academic qualification ; 3rd level registrant must be resident on Ascension Island |
| Structure | Registrations are taken directly at the second level or at third level beneath various 2nd-level labels |
| Documents | Terms & Conditions; Rules |
| Dispute policies | Dispute Resolution Policy |
| DNSSEC | yes |
| Registry Website | NIC.AC |
.ac is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. It is administered by NIC.AC, a subsidiary of the Internet Computer Bureau based in the United Kingdom.
Registration for this domain is open to anyone. The registry accepts registrations of internationalized domain names.[1]
.ac is marketed by some domain-brokers as a domain for the city of Aachen in Germany, using the analogy to the automotive license plate designation ("AC") for the city.
Contents
1 Use as an abbreviation for "academic"
2 Notable uses
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Use as an abbreviation for "academic"
Due to its similarity to the .ac (“academic”) second-level domain that exists under some country code top-level domains, some educational institutions also register under the .ac top-level domain:
- The University of Kurdistan - Hawler[2]
Ralston College in Savannah, Georgia, United States[3]- The Faith Mission Bible College in Edinburgh, Scotland[4]
- Used for promotion, campaigns and URL Shortening by various parts of the University of Edinburgh, Scotland[5][6]
- The Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) in Bangkok, Thailand[7]
INFORM (Information Network Focus on Religious Movements), based at the London School of Economics[8]- Newcastle University, an online institution unconnected with Newcastle University in the United Kingdom or the University of Newcastle, Australia[9]
Notable uses
- On 10 December 2013, The Pirate Bay switched to an .ac domain.[10]
See also
- .uk
- .sh
References
^ "IDN Code Points Policy for the .AC Top Level Domain" (PDF). nic.ac. 2013-05-20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2013-05-23..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "University of Kurdistan Hewlêr".
^ "Collegium Ralstonianum apud Savannenses - New Website Under Construction".
^ "Faith Marketing Business Consulting | Faith Based Marketing".
^ https://edin.ac
^ https://switch.ac[permanent dead link]
^ "Home - Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit".
^ "New Religious Movements - Latest news from Inform | Inform".
^ "Newcastle".
^ "The Pirate Bay Moves to .AC After Domain Name Seizure". 2013-12-10.
External links
"Delegation Record for .AC". 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2013-05-23.- .AC Domain Name Registry
