.bzh

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**.bzh**
Introduced	Not officially introduced; proposed in 2006
TLD type	Proposed top-level domain
Status	Unofficial proposal
Registry	None at present
Sponsoring organization	pikBZH
Intended use	See article
Actual use	Not in use yet, as it is unapproved and not in root
Registration restrictions	Unknown
Structure	Registrations would be taken directly at second level
Documents
Dispute policies	UDRP
Web site	dotBZH

.bzh (dotBZH) is a proposed top-level domain for sites about the Breton culture and language. The campaign was initiated following the successful introduction of .cat for the Catalan-speaking community. The .cat domain is officially reserved for those websites which "highlight Catalan language and culture".

A big campaign was organized in Brittany to support the request of creation of the .BZH. There were in Dec. 2006 more than 12,000 signatories. The text of the petition is:

We, Breton net surfers, ask international organisations in charge of domain names extensions:

the creation of the extension .bzh!

We, Breton Citizens, ask the Breton elected officials:

to support the request of creation of the bzh!

[edit] See also

.gal, for Galicia, a country within Spain.
.cym, for Wales, a country within the UK.
.sco, for Scotland, a country within the UK.
.cat, for Catalan language and culture^[1]

[edit] References

^ http://www.domini.cat/normativa/en_index.html

v • d • e Generic top-level domains
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
See also: Country code top-level domains