.ro
| Top-level domain .ro | |
|---|---|
| introduction | February 26, 1993 |
| category | country-specific |
| Registry | National Institute for R&D in Informatics |
| Award | unrestricted |
| number | 0.9 million (as of June 2017) |
.ro is the country-specific top-level domain (ccTLD) for Romania . It was introduced on February 26, 1993 and has since been administered by the National Institute for R&D in Informatics (German National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics ) with headquarters in Bucharest .
properties
A .ro domain can be between one and 63 characters long. Every natural or legal person worldwide can register addresses, a place of residence or a branch in the country are not necessary - not even for the Admin-C . However, unlike other unrestricted ccTLDs , the registry requires the identification of the ID number and the date of birth or a valid entry in the commercial register if it is a company. IDN is supported. The Romanian diacritical marks ă, â, î, ș and ț are possible.
Domains can be registered on both the second and third level. There are several second-level domains , some of which are reserved for specific target groups. Examples are:
- .com.ro for companies
- .store.ro for e-commerce
- .arts.ro for art and culture
- .tm.ro for registered trademarks
- .www.ro in general for the World Wide Web
The official award criteria show twelve domains on the second level.
particularities
In 2005 aicovo GmbH from Rosenheim announced that they had signed a contract with the National Institute for R&D in Informatics. The aim was to increase the promotion of the top-level domain for interested parties from the city and district of Rosenheim , for which RO should stand as an abbreviation. The cooperation was expressly supported by the city administration and the Rosenheim University of Applied Sciences .
Change in fees
In 2016, the Romanian roNIC decided to switch from a one-time fee payment to a tariff with annual payment. It was decided that the amount that customers paid once for a ".ro" domain before December 1, 2016 (approx. USD 60) corresponds to a period of 5 years. Thus:
- Domains registered before July 1, 2012 are subject to annual fees as of July 1, 2017
- Domains registered between July 1, 2012 and July 1, 2017 are considered registered up to 5 years after purchase, from then on the annual fees apply
- Domains that were registered before 2012 had to be renewed for a fee until October 1, 2017, otherwise the domain registration expired.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Romania Top Level Domain. In: rotld.ro. Retrieved June 27, 2017 (current .ro domain number).
- ↑ Delegation Record for .RO. IANA , accessed April 18, 2013 .
- ↑ .ro domain. united-domains , accessed on April 18, 2013 ("Features" tab).
- ↑ .ro domain. ccTLD Romania. Retrieved on June 27, 2017 ("Features" tab).
- ^ Rules for Registration. RoTLD, archived from the original on February 16, 2013 ; accessed on April 18, 2013 .
- ↑ Florian Hitzelberger: Domains out of Rosenheim. In: domain-right. May 17, 2005, accessed April 18, 2013 .
- ↑ Romania Top Level Domain - News. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017 ; accessed on September 1, 2017 .