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− | [[Marius Olafsson]], CTO
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− | '''ISNIC or Internet Iceland Ltd.''' is the organization which manages the .is [[ccTLD]] for Iceland. It was originally formed in 1987, though it was incorporated in 1995 on the basis of two organizations, [[SURIS]] and [[ICEUUG]].<ref name="centr">[https://centr.org/member/isnic ISNIC], CENTR.org. Retrieved 2015 August 4.</ref> | + | '''Internet Iceland Ltd. (ISNIC)''' is the registry operator for Iceland's .is [[ccTLD]].<ref>[https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/member-profiles/is.htm ccNSO Member Profile - .is]</ref> It was originally formed in 1987, though it was incorporated in 1995 through a merger of two organizations, [[SURIS]] and [[ICEUUG]].<ref name="isnic">[https://www.isnic.is/en/about/isnic ISNIC.is - About]</ref> |
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− | The very first .is domain, hi.is (the domain of University of Iceland) was however registered on December 11, 1986 which makes it one of the oldest domains in the world.<ref name="centr"></ref> | + | ==.is== |
| + | The .is domain is an [[Open Use ccTLD]], with registration open to anyone at the top level. ISNIC has reserved the second level domains net.is, com.is, edu.is, gov.is, org.is, and int.is, for possible future use.<ref>[https://www.isnic.is/en/domain/rules#3 - ISNIC - Domain Registration Rules], Article 11</ref> The very first .is domain, hi.is (the domain of University of Iceland) was registered on December 11, 1986, making it one of the oldest still-active domains in the world.<ref>[https://isnic.is/is/whois/search?query=hi.is ISNIC - WHOIS Search - hi.is]</ref> |
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− | ISNIC also operates an Internet exchange point, RIX.is for domestic IP interconnections in Iceland. RIX is run non-profit by the company for speeding up the internet exchange in Iceland for the benefit of the Icelandic Internet community.<ref name="centr"></ref> | + | ==RIX== |
| + | ISNIC also operates the Reykjavik Internet Exchange (RIX), for domestic IP interconnections in Iceland. RIX helps increase the capacity and speed of packet exchange in Iceland.<ref>[https://www.rix.is/english/index.html RIX.is (English)]</ref> |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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− | | + | [[Category:ccTLD Registry]] |
− | [[Category:Organizations]] | + | [[Category:ccNSO Member]] |
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