.al

Top-level Internet domain for Albania January 2021 .al #CCF 21 April 1992 Country code top-level domain Active Electronic and Postal Communications Authority (AKEP) Electronic and Postal Communications Authority Entities connected with Albania Very popular in Albania, also used elsewhere. Sometimes used in the US state of Alabama. Free for anyone, some restrictions apply only on second level domains (ex: .com.al) which are allowed only for Albanian citizens and businesses registered in Albania Disputes must be with registrant alone; NIC disclaims all legal responsibilities akep.al Yes .al is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Albania. It is administered by the Electronic and Postal Communications Authority of Albania (AKEP). AKEP recommends that .al domain registrations be performed with one of the AKEP accredited registrars.http://www.akep.al/en/domains-application-form https://web.archive.org/web/20180721191922/https://www.akep.al/en/domains-application-form 2018-07-21 Domains Application Form www.akep.al Albanian 6 April 2018 There are also international registrars that resell .al domains.https://www.inima.al/Domains.html Domain .al Domains 2019-04-19 2019-04-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20190413183539/http://www.inima.al/Domains.html dead Domain names should be between 2 and 63 characters. Although the Albanian language has a number of special characters, the registry has not enabled the use of IDN characters. 2nd level registrations In the past, registrations were not permitted directly at the second level, but a few existing names were "grandfathered"; they were uniti.al, tirana.al, soros.al, upt.al and inima.al.April 2019 In 2012 registrars started to resell .al domain names widely making them popular outside Albania as domain hacks.April 2019 In November 2014 the registry released two character domain names allowing for free landrush.April 2019 3rd level registrations Registrations used to be only beneath the second-levels, i.e., .com.al, .net.al, .org.al, and .edu.al labeled appropriately for the type of organisation, but many now exist directly below .al.April 2019 Whois servers As of November 1, 2019, the Autoriteti i Komunikimeve Elektronike dhe Postare (AKEP) has mandated that all AKEP accredited registrars begin verifying and updating the WHOIS contact information for all new domain registrations and Registrant contact modifications. Domain figures As of the end of 2022 there were 27,275 registered .al-domains.Raporti Vjetor AKEP 2022 https://akep.al/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AKEP_RAPORTVJETOR-20223.pdf March 12, 2022 www.akep.al References External links IANA .al whois information AKEP Electronic and Postal Communications Authority (AKEP) Category:Country code top-level domains Category:Telecommunications in Albania Category:Internet properties established in 1992 Category:Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries members sv:Toppdomän#A