.ac
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Introduced | 1997 |
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TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | Ascension Island Network Information Centre (run by Internet Computer Bureau) |
Sponsoring organization | Cable and Wireless (Ascension Island) |
Intended use | Entities connected with Ascension Island |
Actual use | Various uses, sometimes connected to education and academia; a few sites actually on Ascension Island |
Registration restrictions | 2nd-level registrant must have professional or academic qualification (apparently not actually enforced); 3rd level registrant must be resident on Ascension Island |
Structure | Registrations are taken directly at the second level or at third level beneath various 2nd-level labels |
Documents | Terms & Conditions; Rules |
Dispute policies | Dispute Resolution Policy |
Web site | NIC.AC |
.ac is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Ascension Island. It is administered by NIC.AC, a subsidiary of the Internet Computer Bureau based in the United Kingdom. Registration for this domain is open to anyone.
.ac is also a second level domain for academic establishments in a number of countries; see .ac (second level).
Registrations of internationalized domain names are accepted according to the following instructions.