.as
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For the file extension .as, see ActionScript.
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| Introduced | 1997 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | AS Domain Registry |
| Sponsoring organization | AS Domain Registry |
| Intended use | Entities connected with American Samoa |
| Actual use | Used for a random assortment of things, mostly not connected with American Samoa |
| Registration restrictions | Domains may not be used for pornographic or racist material; registry has right of refusal for all applications |
| Structure | Registrations are directly at second level |
| Documents | Registry policy |
| Dispute policies | UDRP |
| Web site | AS Domain Registry |
.as is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for American Samoa. It is administered by AS Domain Registry.
There is no restriction on the nationality of registrants, and many .as names are registered to and used by people, companies, and organizations with no connection to American Samoa. "AS" or "A/S" is a suffix indicating a joint stock company in some countries including Norway and Denmark, so this TLD gets some use by companies of this sort. "As" is also an English word, which may have motivated some registration domain hacks such as pass.as, among others. Also it is used in Asturias by lack of an own dominion.
[edit] External links
- IANA .as whois information
- As, a village in Belgium
