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'''.pw''' is the [[ccTLD]] for Palau. 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 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.