Difference between revisions of "IRNIC"
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In December 2003 new liberalized registration rules were instituted and a Dispute Resolution Policy went into effect. Since then the number of registrations has been doubling every year. Presently there are over 95,000 registrations.<ref name="centr"></ref> | In December 2003 new liberalized registration rules were instituted and a Dispute Resolution Policy went into effect. Since then the number of registrations has been doubling every year. Presently there are over 95,000 registrations.<ref name="centr"></ref> | ||
| + | As of 2015, the .ir name is still banned from retail by all organisations based in the USA due to Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions<ref name="sanctions">[https://sdnsearch.ofac.treas.gov/ Sanctions List Search], SDNSearch.ofac.treas.gov. Retrieved 2015 November 12.</ref> and is also banned in the UK according to UK-based registrars.<ref name="study">[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/eurid-middle-east-dns-study-initial-13oct15-en.pdf MEAC DNS Study], ICANN.org. Published 2015 October 13. Retrieved 2015 November 6.</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 01:12, 13 November 2015
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| Type: | Iran ccTLD Registry |
| Founded: | 1994 |
| Headquarters: | Shahid Bahonar (Niavaran) Square Tehran 1954851167 |
| Country: | Iran |
| Website: | NIC.ir |
IRNIC is the entity that registers, manages and sells Iranian ccTLDs (.ir) and its IDN ccTLD,[1] it is associated with the country's Institute for Research in Fundamental Science.[2] The organization has been involved in presenting their perspective on ICANN's IDN programs and its general participation in the Middle East.[3]
The registry was founded in 1994, but there was little activity until 2000. The registry was reorganized in September 2001.[4]
In December 2003 new liberalized registration rules were instituted and a Dispute Resolution Policy went into effect. Since then the number of registrations has been doubling every year. Presently there are over 95,000 registrations.[4]
As of 2015, the .ir name is still banned from retail by all organisations based in the USA due to Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions[5] and is also banned in the UK according to UK-based registrars.[6]
References
- ↑ NIC.ir
- ↑ Root, IANA.org
- ↑ Node, Cartagena39.ICANN.org
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 IPM/IRNIC, CENTR.org. Retrieved 2015 August 10.
- ↑ Sanctions List Search, SDNSearch.ofac.treas.gov. Retrieved 2015 November 12.
- ↑ MEAC DNS Study, ICANN.org. Published 2015 October 13. Retrieved 2015 November 6.