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{{short description|Internet country-code for Kuwait}} {{More citations needed|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox Top level domain |name=.kw |image= Domain .kw.png |introduced=26 October 1992 |type=[[Country code top-level domain]] |status=Active |registry=[http://www.citra.gov.kw/ Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA)] |sponsor=Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) (Kuwait) |intendeduse=Entities connected with [[Kuwait]] |actualuse=Popular in Kuwait |restrictions=Limited to Kuwaiti citizens and residents, companies, and organizations; must show appropriate documents to prove status; some third-level names have additional restrictions |structure=Registrations are made at second or third level |document=[http://www.kw/en/policies/ Policies] |disputepolicy=[https://www.kw/media/policy_files/Complaints_Policy.pdf Complaints Policy] |website= {{URL|www.kw}} }} '''.kw''' is the Internet [[country code]] [[top-level domain]] ([[ccTLD]]) for [[Kuwait]].<ref>{{cite web |title=.kw Domain Delegation Data |url=https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/kw.html |website=www.iana.org}}</ref> Domain registrations are at the second and third level beneath these names:<ref>{{Cite web |title=You are being redirected... |url=https://nic.kw/en/policies/ |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=nic.kw}}</ref> Registration is done through accredited registrars by providing the right documents and a fee of 15 [[Kuwaiti dinar|KD]] per year, with the license period running either one or two years (currently there is an intention to allow any period between 1 and 10 years in near future). ==Domain types== * '''com.kw''': Commercial entities with a valid commercial license from the [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Kuwait)|Ministry of Commerce and Industry]]. * '''ind.kw''': An individual who is not a minor and holds Kuwaiti nationality or a resident who holds a valid residence in the State of Kuwait. * '''net.kw''': [[Information and communications technology|ICT]] licensed company from the respective authorities in the State of Kuwait. * '''org.kw''': A non-profit entity licensed by the concerned authorities in the State of Kuwait to operate. * '''gov.kw''': Ministries & Government entities. * '''emb.kw''': Embassies of other countries in Kuwait. * '''edu.kw''': An educational entity licensed by the concerned authorities in the State of Kuwait to operate. * '''.kw''': currently in a 6-month Sunrise phase ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.citra.gov.kw/ Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701085715/http://citra.gov.kw/ |date=2018-07-01 }} * [http://www.kw/ Registry site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070405152029/http://www.kw/ |date=2007-04-05 }} * [http://www.kw/en/registrars/current-registrars/ Accredited Registrars] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027025942/https://www.kw/en/registrars/current-registrars/ |date=2021-10-27 }} * [https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/kw.html IANA .kw whois information] {{CcTLD}} {{DEFAULTSORT:KW}} [[Category:Country code top-level domains]] [[Category:Telecommunications in Kuwait]] {{internet-domain-stub}}
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