.al
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.al is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Albania. It is administered by the Electronic and Postal Communications Authority of Albania (AKEP).
AKEP recommends that .al domain registrations be performed with one of the AKEP accredited registrars.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> There are also international registrars that resell .al domains.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Domain names should be between 2 and 63 characters. Although the Albanian language has a number of special characters, the registry has not enabled the use of IDN characters.
2nd level registrationsEdit
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.Template:Citation needed
In 2012 registrars started to resell .al domain names widely making them popular outside Albania as domain hacks.Template:Citation needed
In November 2014 the registry released two character domain names allowing for free landrush.Template:Citation needed
3rd level registrationsEdit
Registrations used to be only beneath the second-levels, i.e., .com.al, .net.al, .org.al, and .edu.al labeled appropriately for the type of organisation, but many now exist directly below .al.Template:Citation needed
Whois serversEdit
As of November 1, 2019, the Autoriteti i Komunikimeve Elektronike dhe Postare (AKEP) has mandated that all AKEP accredited registrars begin verifying and updating the WHOIS contact information for all new domain registrations and Registrant contact modifications.
Domain figuresEdit
As of the end of 2022 there were 27,275 registered .al-domains.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- IANA .al whois information
- AKEP Electronic and Postal Communications Authority (AKEP)