.il
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| Introduced | 1985 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Israel Internet Association |
| Sponsor | Internet Society of Israel |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Israel |
| Actual use | Popular in Israel |
| Registration restrictions | Limitations vary based on which 2nd-level domain registration is within; registry reserves right to screen and reject applications; limit of 10 domain names per owner unless exception granted |
| Structure | Names are registered at third level within generic second-level categories |
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| Dispute policies | Optional dispute resolution via Advisory Committee |
| Website | ISOC-IL: Domains |
.il is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) of Israel. It is administered by the Israel Internet Association.
The .il top-level domain is one of the earliest registered ccTLDs. When Israel registered it, on 24 October 1985[1], it was the third registration of any ccTLD, after .us and .uk, which were registered earlier that year.
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[edit] Second level domains
There are eight Second Level Domains:
- ac.il: Academic Institutions; administration delegated to the Inter-University Computation Center.
- co.il: Commercial Entities; administration delegated to five private registrars.
- org.il: Non-commercial Organizations; administration delegated to five private registrars.
- net.il: Israeli Internet service providers; available only to licensed providers by the Israel Internet Association.
- k12.il: Schools and Kindergartens
- gov.il: Government and Governmental System; administration delegated to ministry of finance.
- muni.il: Municipal Government
- idf.il: Israel Defense Forces; administration delegated to the army's Center of Computing and Information Systems.
[edit] Censorship in the United Arab Emirates
Etisalat, the ISP of the United Arab Emirates, blocks all websites in the .il TLD (the Israeli top-level domain.) [2]
[edit] External links
- IANA .il whois information
- Israeli Internet Association - official site of the .il ccTLD.
[edit] References
- ^ IANA's Delegation Record, at the bottom of the page.
- ^ OpenNet Initiative - Internet Filtering in the United Arab Emirates in 2004-2005: A Country Study
