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| logo = Puntcat.png
| logo = Puntcat.png
| type = Non-Profit
| type = Non-Profit
| industry = Registrar
| industry = Registry
| founded = Barcelona, 2004
| founded = Barcelona, 2004
| founders =
| founders =
| keypeople = [[Jordi Iparraguirre]], Director
| keypeople = [[Jordi Iparraguirre]], Director
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PuntCAT is a non-profit organization formed to serve as a registrar of the [[.cat]] [[TLD]]. The [[.cat]] [[TLD]] is established to serve the needs of the Catalan Linguistic and Cultural Community on the Internet.<ref>[http://www.ascio.com/why-ascio/puntcat/ ascio.com]</ref>
==History==
PuntCAT was officially founded as a politically independent, non-profit institution on December 28th, 2004 and registered as no. 2100 in the Government of Catalonia's Register of Foundations.<ref>[http://www.fundacio.cat/en_index.html fundacio.cat]</ref>
PuntCAT applied for the [[.cat]] [[TLD]] and on the night of September 15th, 2005 [[ICANN]] approved .cat's candidature and PuntCAT was assigned as the registrar of [[.cat]].<ref>[http://www.fundacio.cat/historia/en_index.html history of PuntCAT]</ref>
The Institute of Catalan Studies, the Catalan Broadcasting Corporation and the Catalan Chapter of the [[ISOC|Internet Society]] played a major role in the formation of PuntCAT and PuntCAT obtaining the [[.cat]] [[TLD]].
PuntCAT became the first gTLD Registry Operator to have a cross-ownership ban lifted, when a clause in its [[ICANN]] contract that stated it cannot own more than 15% of an accredited [[Registrar]] was deleted in early 2013 after a December 2012 request.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13486-puntcat-cross-ownership-ban-lifted PuntCAT Cross-Ownership Ban Lifted, Domain Incite] Retrieved 10 Sept 2013</ref>
==Memberships==
* Associate member of [[CENTR]]
* Associate member of [[LACTLD]]
* Advising member of [[ECLID]]
* Full member of the [[RyC|gTLD Registry Constituency]]
* Member of the [[GNSO]]
==Awards==
* Honor Award Lluís Carulla, 2010
* Award Pompeu Fabra, 2008
* Award Francesc Layrett, 2007
* Award Jaume I, 2006
* Award Ramon Trias Fargas, 2006
* Award Joan Coromines in the Institutions section, 2006
* Award Primera Plana, 2006
* The National Radio Broadcast, Television, Internet and Telecommunications Award in the Internet category, 2005
* Personality of the Year, 2005
==Board Members==
* Sr. Salvador Alegret i Sanromà, Chairperson
* Sr. Joan Francesc Gras i Alcoverro, 1st Vice Chairperson
* Sra. Carme Basté i Pascual, 2nd Vice Chairperson
* Sr. Ramon Carbonell i Santacana, Treasurer
* Sr. Carles Salvadó i Usach, Committee member
* Sr. Josep Morell i Miró, Committee member
* Sr. Carles Riba i Romeva, Committee member
* Sr. Diego Gomez i García, Committee member
* Sr. Jordi Alvinyà i Rovira, Committee member
* Sr. Dídac Lee i Hsing, Committee member
* Sr. Llorenç Valverde i García, Committee member
== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category: Registrars]]
[[Category:TLDs with Registry Agreements|cat]]
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