.ps

This article explains the .ps top-level domain. The .ps file extension is explained under PostScript ; further meanings can be found on the PS terminology page .

.ps is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the State of Palestine . It has existed since March 22, 2000 and is administered by the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology . The Palestinian National Internet Naming Authority is responsible for operations. The internationalized variant of the domain is.فلسطين( .filasṭīn ).

history

In February 1997, the IANA received inquiries as to whether a country-specific top-level domain could be assigned for the Palestinian autonomous areas . The IANA refused because at the time ISO 3166 did not assign a country code for Palestine. Instead, the IANA delegated palestine.int in April 1998, justifying this with the Palestinian observer status at the United Nations . The top-level domain .int is also administered by IANA.

On October 1, 1999, the ISO added the country code PS for the Palestinian territories to the ISO 3166-1 coding list . On October 11, 1999, Palestinian representatives applied for the top-level domain .ps. The IANA accepted the application and on March 22, 2000 delegated .ps to the Government Computer Center at the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation . In 2004 the Government Computer Center was transferred to the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology , and the IANA formally delegated the top-level domain to new contacts.

In February 2013 the ISO changed the assigned name of the ISO 3166 country code PS from " Palestinian Territory, Occupied " to " Palestine, State of ", which the IANA adopted a few days later in the address data of the responsible contact person.

Award criteria

There are no particular restrictions on .ps. Any natural or legal person can register a domain, a residence or a branch in Palestine is not necessary. While the practice of the registry is comparatively liberal, the fees for a domain are at an internationally high level.

Web link

• Official website of the registry

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Delegation Record for .PS. IANA , accessed March 8, 2013 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} IANA Report on Request for Delegation of the .ps Top-Level Domain. IANA , March 22, 2000, accessed April 12, 2013 . 
3. ↑ IANA Report on Redelegation of the .ps Top-Level Domain. IANA , June 21, 2004, accessed April 12, 2013 . 
4. ↑ Florian Hitzelberger: News from .tp, .ps and .ae. In: domain-right. November 15, 2004, accessed March 8, 2013 .