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Internet country code top-level domain for the Cayman Islands August 2023 .ky DotKy domain logo.png 3 May 1995 Country code top-level domain Active GoDaddy Utility Regulation and Competition Office Entities connected with the Cayman Islands Gets some use in Cayman Islands None after 2015, anyone can register a domain. Registrations are made directly at second level, or at third level beneath several second-level names Policies UDRP Registry site .ky is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Cayman Islands. The code was chosen as other possible options had already been allocated. Registration was limited to residents and registered companies in the Cayman Islands with a local address, but this restriction was removed in September 2015. The Cayman Islands also has the international three-letter code CYM and has won a bid to be awarded the .cym domainhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-11683239 Wales loses to Cayman Islands in battle for .cym domain BBC 2010-12-07 2010-11-04 in a future expansion of the top-level domain space.New gTLDs — Frequently Asked QuestionsICANN, June 2011 Second level domains Registrations are permitted directly at the second level, or at the third level beneath these names: com.ky org.ky net.ky edu.ky (restricted to educational institutions) gov.ky (restricted to governmental entities) History IANA received a request to establish the .ky ccTLD in April 1995. From 1995 to 2002, the .ky ccTLD registry was operated by an individual, Clint Mole, initially as an employee of the Cayman Islands government, but then later under contract with a company Domain Name Trust (DNT). In 2002, the Cayman Islands government established the Information and Communications Technical Authority (ICTA) and contacted ICANN requesting that administrative operation be changed to ICTA. In June 2003, IANA and ICANN concluded that the .ky ccTLD should be redelegated to ICTA.IANA Report on Redelegation of the .ky Top-Level Domain https://www.iana.org/reports/2003/ky-report-30jun03.html ICANN 16 December 2020 In January 2015 the Cayman Islands ICTA announced a partnership with Uniregistry for the operation of the .ky name extension. Uniregistry became the exclusive accredited registrar to retail .ky names on 2 March 2015.2022-12-17 Registering a domain name https://www.ofreg.ky/ict/registering-a-domain-name live https://web.archive.org/web/20221217170025/https://www.ofreg.ky/ict/registering-a-domain-name 2022-12-17 2022-12-17 OfReg.ky In February 2020 GoDaddy announced that it had acquired Uniregistry's registrar business and with it the exclusive .ky deal.Inc GoDaddy GoDaddy Acquires Uniregistry's Registrar, Marketplace & Portfolio https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/godaddy-acquires-uniregistrys-registrar-marketplace--portfolio-301003011.html 2024-04-22 www.prnewswire.com en See also Internet in the Cayman Islands Internet in the United Kingdom .uk References External links IANA .ky whois information .ky domain registration website https://web.archive.org/web/20230530141614/https://uniregistry.com/ky 30 May 2023 OfReg collapsed Internet in February 2024 Category:Internet properties established in 1995 Category:Country code top-level domains Category:Communications in the Cayman Islands sv:Toppdomän#K