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'''.pw''' is an open [[ccTLD]] for Palau, which is currently managed, and marketed to a wider professional audience, by [[.pw The Professional Web]]. It was first introduced in 1997, and was originally restricted to use by the citizens and companies in Palau.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2003/pw-report-30jun03.html PW Report 30Jun03, IANA.org]</ref><ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.pw Wikipedia]</ref>
'''.pw''' is an open [[ccTLD]] for Palau, which is currently managed, and marketed to a wider professional audience, by [[.pw The Professional Web]]. It was first introduced in 1997, and was originally restricted to use by the citizens and companies in Palau.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2003/pw-report-30jun03.html PW Report 30Jun03, IANA.org]</ref><ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.pw Wikipedia]</ref>


.pw was relaunched as an [[ccTLD#Open ccTLD|Open ccTLD]] in October, 2012, in the midst of [[ICANN 45]] in Toronto and continued progress in the [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]. The new registry entity, a subsidiary of [[Directi]], is [[.pw The Professional Web|Professional Web]], which matches the acronym and target audience for the namespace. Directi CEO, [[Bhavin Turakhia]], believes that its low-cost pricing model and the wide availability of quality domains will contribute to its success. [[CentralNic]] provides technical registry servies. Sunrise is expected to start in early December and run for about 70 days. Landrush will run for a month, starting in February 2013. Pricing has yet to be finalized.
.pw was relaunched as an [[ccTLD#Open ccTLD|Open ccTLD]] in October, 2012, in the midst of [[ICANN 45]] in Toronto and continued progress in the [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]. The new registry entity, a subsidiary of [[Directi]], is [[.pw The Professional Web|Professional Web]], which matches the acronym and target audience for the namespace. Directi CEO, [[Bhavin Turakhia]], believes that its low-cost pricing model and the wide availability of quality domains will contribute to its success. [[CentralNic]] provides technical registry services. The [[Sunrise period]] ran from December 3rd, 2012 to February 15, 2013. The [[Landrush period]] ran for about a month, starting on February 18, 2013. It became generally available on March 15, 2013.<ref>[http://registrar.pw/ Important Dates, Registrar.pw] Retrieved 13 Sept 2013</ref>


The original plan for the TLD was to use it to create a bundled social network and vanity email service, which was discontinued.  EnCirca licensed the TLD to Directi in 2004.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10705-directi-to-relaunch-pw-as-an-open-tld Directi to Relaunch PW as an Open TLD]]</ref>
The original plan for the TLD was to use it to create a bundled social network and vanity email service, which was discontinued.  EnCirca licensed the TLD to Directi in 2004.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10705-directi-to-relaunch-pw-as-an-open-tld Directi to Relaunch PW as an Open TLD]]</ref>

Revision as of 21:38, 13 September 2013

Status: Active
country: Palau
Manager: .pw The Professional Web
Registry Provider: CentralNic
Registrations: 250,000+
Date Implemented: 1997
Type: ccTLD
More information:

.pw is an open ccTLD for Palau, which is currently managed, and marketed to a wider professional audience, by .pw The Professional Web. It was first introduced in 1997, and was originally restricted to use by the citizens and companies in Palau.[1][2]

.pw was relaunched as an Open ccTLD in October, 2012, in the midst of ICANN 45 in Toronto and continued progress in the new gTLD program. The new registry entity, a subsidiary of Directi, is Professional Web, which matches the acronym and target audience for the namespace. Directi CEO, Bhavin Turakhia, believes that its low-cost pricing model and the wide availability of quality domains will contribute to its success. CentralNic provides technical registry services. The Sunrise period ran from December 3rd, 2012 to February 15, 2013. The Landrush period ran for about a month, starting on February 18, 2013. It became generally available on March 15, 2013.[3]

The original plan for the TLD was to use it to create a bundled social network and vanity email service, which was discontinued. EnCirca licensed the TLD to Directi in 2004.[4]

.pw is the first TLD that Directi is offering registry services for, though it has also applied for 30 new gTLDs.


The relaunch is currently in General Availability, and is offered by more than 110 registrars, more information can be found here.[5][6]

Second-Level Domains[edit | edit source]

The second level domains for use within in Palau are:

  • co.pw: for commercial use
  • ne.pw: for technology service providers
  • or.pw: for non-commercial organizations
  • ed.pw: for educational institutions
  • go.pw: for governmental agencies only
  • belau.pw: for indigenous art, history and culture use, tourism and general purposes[7]

Premium Names[edit | edit source]

The first sales of premium names were announced in March 2013, w.pw and p.pw sold for $8,000 each, both to the same buyer.[8] It was announced at the same time that the Landrush Period was extended to accomodate a growing list of registrars and their interest in the extension.[9]

Registration[edit | edit source]

The registry announced that 50,000 domains had been registered in 3 weeks of its General Availability, with 4,000 names registered in its first 30 minutes of General Availability. It notes that this makes it the most successful TLD launch since .xxx.[10]

It has had issues of domains being used for abuse and the registry has aggressively enforced its acceptable use policy by suspending these domains. In June 2013, it announced that it had registered over 250,000 names, excluding those deleted for abuse. The registration figure was helped in large part by growth in China.[11]

References[edit | edit source]

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