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* Most [[ccTLD]]s in the region are confined to their territory and have strict policies for registrar accreditation and domain name registration, which may limit growth.<ref name="study"></ref>
* Most [[ccTLD]]s in the region are confined to their territory and have strict policies for registrar accreditation and domain name registration, which may limit growth.<ref name="study"></ref>
* End user awareness about internet domain names was quite high; nearly half the users surveyed knew what a domain name is. 40% typed domains directly into the navigation bar of their browser (compared with 35 % of global users), and nearly all users from the region check the domain name before clicking search results.<ref name="study"></ref>
* End user awareness about internet domain names was quite high; nearly half the users surveyed knew what a domain name is. 40% typed domains directly into the navigation bar of their browser (compared with 35 % of global users), and nearly all users from the region check the domain name before clicking search results.<ref name="study"></ref>
* Most MEAC TLDs have been available since the early '90s, but growth is not a high priority. Most do little to no promotion and only four -- [[.ae]], [[.af]], [[.pk]] and [[.qa]] -- operate with any commercial focus.<ref name="study"></ref>
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