.su
| RUcenter | |
| Introduced | 1990 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active despite attempts to terminate it |
| Registry | Russian Institute for Public Networks |
| Sponsor | Russian Institute for Public Networks |
| Intended use | Entities connected with the Soviet Union |
| Actual use | obsolete since fall of the Soviet Union, but taking new registrations |
| Registration restrictions | None |
| Structure | Registrations are permitted directly at the second level |
| Dispute policies | None |
| Registry website | RUcenter |
.su was assigned as the country code top-level domain for the Soviet Union on September 19, 1990. 15 months later the Soviet Union ceased to exist. It remains in use today, even though the Soviet Union itself no longer exists, and is administered by the Russian Institute for Development of Public Networks.
In 2001, the managers of the domain stated that they will commence accepting new .su registrations, but it is unclear whether this action is compatible with ICANN policies. ICANN has expressed intentions to terminate the .su domain, and the IANA states that the domain is being phased out,[1] but lobbyists stated in September, 2007 that they had started negotiations with ICANN on retaining the domain.[2] In the first quarter of 2008, .su registrations increased by 45%.[3]
New .su registrations cost 3000 rubles (approximately $125), a premium over the .ru domain, as it was thought that the cachet of the .su domain could command a premium price in the free market.[citation needed] Since 2007-12-03, it has been discounted to 600 rubles (approximately $25) in an effort to increase demand to fend off elimination by ICANN.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ IANA | .su - Soviet Union (being phased out)
- ^ Kilner, James (2007-09-19). "USSR still alive on Internet and won't go quietly". Reuters. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ Back in the USSR: Soviet Internet domain name resists death, Mansur Mirovalev, writing for Associated Press, 2008-04-19