.iq
Template:Short descriptionTemplate:Infobox top level domain .iq is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Iraq.
This domain was in limbo for several years,Template:Clarify as the delegated manager was imprisoned in Texas on charges of alleged connections to Hamas<ref>Iraq, its domain and the ‘terrorist-funding’ owner</ref> (a State Department designated terrorist organization), for which he was laterTemplate:Clarify convicted in 2005.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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 National Communications and Media Commission of Iraq was approved by ICANN.<ref>IANA Report on Redelegation of the .IQ Top-Level Domain</ref>
Registrations are within these categories:
- .iq – general
- gov.iq – governmental entities
- edu.iq – higher education institutions
- sch.iq – public and private schools
- com.iq – commercial entities recognised by the Ministry of Trade and/or other relevant authorities
- mil.iq – military institutions
- org.iq – non-profit organizations
- net.iq – network service providers recognised by the Ministry of Trade
- name.iq – individuals
Whois services can be found at whois.cmc.iq (Template:Webarchive).
RestrictionsEdit
The registration of .iq domains is limited to commercial commissions, Internet service providers, nonprofits, or schools and private institutions recognised by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, natural individuals, citizens, or residents in Iraq.
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- .iq subdomain registration page (Template:Webarchive)
- IANA .iq whois information
- 2005 news article on relaunch