.is
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| Introduced | 1987 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | ISNIC |
| Sponsor | ISNIC |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Iceland |
| Actual use | Very popular in Iceland |
| Registration restrictions | None |
| Structure | Registrations are directly at second level |
| Documents | Domain rules |
| Dispute policies | Board of Appeals |
| Website | ISNIC |
.is is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Iceland. .IS is fully liberated, with on-line payments and price fixed in Euro for foreigners.
.is is derived from the first two letters from the Icelandic spelling of Iceland: Ísland.
As of May 2009 there were 25,086 registered .is domains.[1]
According to McAfee, .is was amongst the 5 most secure TLDs in the world in 2007 and 2008.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Tölulegar upplýsingar um rótarlénið .is" (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. http://www.webcitation.org/5hEhddowG. Retrieved on 31 May 2009.
- ^ "ISNIC Lénaskrá: Fyrirtækið" (in Icelandic). https://www.isnic.is/about/isnic.php. Retrieved on 9 January 2009. "Samkvæmt mælingu McAfee fyrirtækisins er .IS eitt af fimm öruggustu höfuðlénunum (TLD) í heiminum 2007 og 2008."
