.cym

Alternate top-level domain for the Cayman Islands thumb | right | The Welsh .cymru on a truck .cym is a GeoTLD reserved for eventual assignment to the Cayman Islands. The primary top-level domain used by the Cayman Islands is .ky. The Islands already have the international three letter code, CYM. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) plans to increase the number of generic top-level domains, http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/strategy-faq.htm New gTLDs — Frequently Asked Questions icann.org Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers June 2011 2025-07-16 and it is through this process that a .cym top-level domain might be awarded. The Cayman Islands were previously in competition with Wales over use of the top-level domain. A campaign named "dot.CYM", not overly supportedJune 2025 at government level, sought to have the .cym suffix for websites concerning Wales (cy Cymru), the Welsh language (cy Cymraeg no) and Welsh culture. However, .cym was eventually assigned to the Cayman Islandshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-11683239 Wales loses to Cayman Islands in battle for .cym domain bbc.co.uk BBC 2010-11-04 2010-12-07 because ICANN's policy states that new applications for 3-letter domains will not be accepted if they match existing ISO 3-letter codes.https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/wales-loses-virtual-turf-war-with-caymans-over-cym-domain-name-2125677.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/wales-loses-virtual-turf-war-with-caymans-over-cym-domain-name-2125677.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Wales loses virtual turf war with Caymans over '.cym' domain name The Independent 2010-12-08 London Lewis Smith 2010-11-05 Note that the reference to the UN is strictly incorrect. The UN awards the ISO 3166-1-alpha-3 three-letter country codes but is the ICANN that awards top level domain names. Nevertheless, the latter would normally respect the former). Wales was eventually granted the domain .cymru. .cymru and .wales In June 2012, ICANN opened the process of applications for new top level domains. Nominet UK, which owns the .uk TLD, applied to ICANN for both .cymru and .wales. http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=9367 Nominet latest news nominet.org.uk 14 June 2012 Nominet UK dead July 2025 References Category:Generic top-level domains Category:Communications in the Cayman Islands sv:Toppdomän#Generiska toppdomäner