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Top-level Internet domain for Antigua and Barbuda March 2022 .ag #CCF DotAG domain logo.png 3 September 1991 Country code top-level domain Active NicAg None Entities connected with Antigua and Barbuda Sees some use, most of which is unrelated to Antigua and Barbuda; used largely by companies in German-speaking countries where AG has a special meaning in company names, though its use in Germany is restricted by court order None Names can be registered directly at the second level; third-level registrations are also available under some second-level labels Registration terms and conditions UDRP Nic.ag Yes .ag is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Antigua and Barbuda. As of 2021 the .ag CcTLD is maintained by the UHSA School of Medicine.Delegation Record for .AG Second and third level registrations Registrations can be made at the second level directly beneath .ag, or at the third level beneath: +DomainIntended use.com.agCommercial entities.co.ag.org.agOrganisations, especially nonprofits.net.agNetwork operators / providers.nom.agIndividuals There are no restrictions on who can register. Domain hacks In addition to its original intended use as a country code, the .ag domain has been marketed for use for agriculture-related sites, and for sites referencing the atomic symbol for silver, Ag. It also has a potential use for other domain hacks for English words that end in -ag. The Heritage Foundation uses .ag for URL shortening (herit.ag), as well as The Association of Former Students of Texas A&M University (tx.ag).The Domain of Antigua & Barbuda https://www.dynadot.com/domain/ag.html DynadotAn Aggies-Only URL Shortener 21 February 2011 https://www.aggienetwork.com/news/126017/an-aggiesonly-url-shortener/ The Association of Former Students ".ag" meaning "Aktiengesellschaft" de Aktiengesellschaft, abbreviated AG, is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e. owned by shareholders, and may be traded on a stock market. The term is used in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, but not Liechtenstein or Luxembourg. Legal status of .ag in Germany A German court (5. Zivilsenat des Oberlandesgerichtes Hamburg) ruled in July 2004 that a .ag domain may only be registered by an de Aktiengesellschaft, and then only by an AG that has the same name as the domain. For example, a company with shareholders in Germany having the name X AG may not register as y.ag. 2004-07-20 Urteil zu AG-Domains verschärft https://www.heise.de/news/Urteil-zu-AG-Domains-verschaerft-100620.html 2026-09-20 heise online de10 November 2013 Domainrecht Entscheidungen Deutschland u.a. http://www.internet4jurists.at/domain/e_deutsch.html 2026-09-20 www.internet4jurists.at Use in Greenland The newspaper Sermitsiaq uses the TLD since its merger with the paper Atuagagdliutit/Grønlandsposten, which was marketed as AG as an abbreviation of its combined Greenlandic and Danish names, thus implying a continuation of its identity. See also Internet in Antigua and Barbuda References External links List of .AG Registrars https://web.archive.org/web/20130708105605/http://www.afilias-grs.info/ag 2013-07-08 IANA .ag whois information Internet in Category:Communications in Antigua and Barbuda Category:Country code top-level domains Category:Internet properties established in 1991 sv:Toppdomän#A