.ax Information

.ax is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) of the Åland Islands, introduced in 2006. Previously, most Åland websites were under the .aland.fi subdomain.

History

On February 17, 2006, the Finnish parliament approved a modification of the laws regulating Finnish domain names to include the .ax top-level domain. During a three year period, the aland.fi subdomain will be phased out while .ax will be used in parallel; no new registrations under the aland.fi subdomain will be accepted, and all current owners of domains under the aland.fi subdomain will receive registrations for the corresponding .ax domain.^[1]

On March 17, 2006, Finnish president Tarja Halonen signed the bill into law, effective as of March 27, 2006.^[2] The government of Åland began accepting registrations immediately following the changing of the law.

On June 9, 2006, ICANN approved delegating the .ax top-level domain to the government of Åland.^[3] The .ax domain was added to the root zone on June 21, 2006, and became active on August 15, 2006.^[4]

Registration requirements

Domain names can be granted to:

• A legal person with a set place of business or who is registered on the Åland Islands. (Finnish citizenship or corporate registration does not suffice; a 5-year residency requirement is in place.)
• A public sector entity, government owned business, independent public institution or public association that is acting on the Åland Islands or has been registered here.
• A person, at least 15 years of age, whose home municipality is on the Åland Islands or who has the Right of Domicile as defined in the Autonomy Act.^[5]

References

• ^ Adopted Resolutions, special meeting of the board of ICANN
• ^ IANA Report on Delegation of the .AX Top-Level Domain, from IANA website
• ^ Ansökan om domännamn, The government of Åland's domain registration website

External links

• IANA .ax whois information

Categories:

• Communications in Finland
• Media in Åland
• Country code top-level domains

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