.asia
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| Introduced | 2006 |
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| TLD type | Sponsored top-level domain |
| Status | Approved |
| Registry | Afilias |
| Sponsoring organization | DotAsia Organisation |
| Intended use | As a regional domain for Asia and the Pacific |
| Actual use | Not in use yet, as the contract between ICANN and the DotAsia Organization has yet to be finalized |
| Registration restrictions | Limited to legal entities in Asia/Australia/Pacific region |
| Structure | Registrations would be taken directly at second level |
| Documents | Proposal to ICANN |
| Dispute policies | UDRP; Charter Eligibility Dispute Resolution Policy; may also have local dispute policies for Asian countries based on their local ccTLD policy |
| Web site | DotAsia.org |
.asia is a generic top-level domain proposed by the DotAsia Organization, with the back-end registry to be operated by Afilias. It was approved by ICANN on October 19, 2006 as a sponsored TLD, but registration for English-language domains isn't expected for some six to nine months afterward. It will serve as a regional domain for companies, organizations, and individuals based in the region of Asia, Australia, and the Pacific.
The existent ccTLD of .as is reserved for American Samoa, although it admits foreign sites.
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| Generic top-level domains | ||
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| Unsponsored | .biz .com .edu .gov .info .int .mil .name .net .org | |
| Sponsored | .aero .cat .coop .jobs .mobi .museum .pro .travel | |
| Infrastructure | .arpa .root | |
| Startup phase | .asia .tel | |
| Proposed | .berlin .bzh .cym .gal .geo .kid .kids .mail .nyc .post .sco .web .xxx | |
| Deleted/retired | .nato | |
| Reserved | .example .invalid .localhost .test | |
| Pseudo-domains | .bitnet .csnet .local .onion .uucp | |
| Unofficial | see Alternative DNS roots | |
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See also: Country code top-level domains |
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