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{{CompanyInfo|
{{CompanyInfo|
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| keypeople = [[Paul Kane]], Manager
| keypeople = [[Paul Kane]], Manager
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'''Nic.ac''' is the Registry for the country code top-level domain name [[.ac]] Ascension Island and a subsidiary of the [[Internet Computer Bureau]] (ICB). [[Paul Kane]] is the manager of the registry.
'''Nic.ac''' is the registry for the country code top-level domain name [[.ac]], of the Ascension Islands. It is a subsidiary of the [[Internet Computer Bureau]]. [[Paul Kane]] is the manager of the registry.
The company is based in United Kingdom and it has offices in the United States and Japan. NIC.ac servers are located in Amsterdam, London, Melbourne, New York, San Francisco and Tokyo.
The company is based in United Kingdom and it has offices in the United States and Japan. NIC.ac servers are located in Amsterdam, London, Melbourne, New York, San Francisco and Tokyo.
==Registrars==
==Registrars==
Nic.ac offers domain name registration, management,renewal and individuals can also purchase their desired domain names.<ref>[http://www.nic.ac/about.html nic.ac]</ref> Registration of .ac domain name is open for everyone and it is being offered internationally by its accredited registrars worldwide which include [[Instra Corporation]], [[Melbourne IT]], [[French Connexion]], [[INDOM]], [[Key-Systems]] GmbH, [[Asadal Domain Center]], [[Nominalia]], [[IP Mirror Pte Ltd]], [[CyberQuest UK]] etc. <ref>[http://www.nic.ac/registrars.html Regustrars]</ref>
Nic.ac offers domain name registration, management,renewal and individuals can also purchase their desired domain names.<ref>[http://www.nic.ac/about.html nic.ac]</ref> Registration of .ac domain name is open for everyone and it is being offered internationally by its accredited registrars worldwide which include [[Instra Corporation]], [[Melbourne IT]], [[French Connexion]], [[INDOM]], [[Key-Systems]] GmbH, [[Asadal Domain Center]], [[Nominalia]], [[IP Mirror Pte Ltd]], [[CyberQuest UK]] etc. <ref>[http://www.nic.ac/registrars.html Regustrars]</ref>
Nic.ac through its manager Paul Kane, was one of the [[CENTR]] members that supported [[ICANN]] to improve the services of [[IANA]], the central road-map database of the Internet since 2003. One of the projects NIc.ac supported was the automation project called '''e-IANA endorsed''' by ccTLD Registries around the world that will improve the efficiency of the IANA service to the Registry Community.<ref>[http://www.the-islander.org.ac/art_3351_16_245_1.html the-islander.org.ac]</ref>
Nic.ac through its manager Paul Kane, was one of the [[CENTR]] members that supported [[ICANN]] to improve the services of [[IANA]], the central road-map database of the Internet since 2003. One of the projects NIc.ac supported was the automation project called '''e-IANA endorsed''' by ccTLD Registries around the world that will improve the efficiency of the IANA service to the Registry Community.<ref>[http://www.the-islander.org.ac/art_3351_16_245_1.html the-islander.org.ac]</ref>
Recently, Paul Kane was the only representative from United Kingdom chosen by ICANN to serve as a '''Trusted Community Representative (TCR)''' responsible for safe-guarding a share of the ROOT Zone's [[DNSSEC]] Recovery Key.<ref>[http://www.nic.ac/dnssec.html nic.ac]</ref>
Recently, Paul Kane was the only representative from the United Kingdom chosen by ICANN to serve as a '''Trusted Community Representative (TCR)''' responsible for safe-guarding a share of the ROOT Zone's [[DNSSEC]] Recovery Key.<ref>[http://www.nic.ac/dnssec.html nic.ac]</ref>
==References==
==References==
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