Historical Resolution Tracking Feature » 2006-06-09 - Delegation of Aland Islands (.AX) Top-Level Domain
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2006-06-09 - Delegation of Aland Islands (.AX) Top-Level Domain
Board approves the proposed delegation of the .AX domain to the Regional Government of Åland.
- Proceed with delegation process pursuant to IANA Functions processes.
- Responsible entity: IANA Functions Department
- Due date: Per IANA Functions processes
- Completion date: Completed per IANA Functions processes
Whereas, the Åland Islands is an autonomous province of the country of Finland.
Whereas, the .AX TLD was added to the ISO 3166-1 table by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency on 13 February 2004.
Whereas, the applicants for .AX delegation are the Regional Government of Åland in conjunction with Ålands Datakommunikation Ab.
Whereas, the applicants have historically been operating the domain .ALAND.FI for the region's inhabitants as a fully functional domain name registry. Should the .AX delegation be approved, a transition of local usage from .ALAND.FI to .AX is planned.
RESOLVED (06.34) that the proposed delegation of the .AX ccTLD to Regional Government of Åland is hereby approved.
- IANA Report on the Delegation of the .AX Top-Level Domain is available at: http://www.iana.org/reports/2006/ax-report-09jun2006.pdf.
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