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top-level domain (
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) for the
British Virgin Islands ) , anthem = "God Save the King" , song_type = Territorial song , song = " Oh, Beautiful Virgin Islands" , image_map = File:British Virgin Islands on the globe (Americas centered).svg , map_caption = , mapsize = 290px , image_map2 = Bri ...
. Because it allows registration at the second level, and does not require the registrant to be associated with the British Virgin Islands, it has also been used by
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related websites such as
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, and video gaming related blogs and websites.


March 2013 dispute over ownership of the .vg, .tc, and .gd registries

In March 2013 domain name registrars such as
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stopped accepting new registrations for .vg, .gd, and
.tc .tc is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Turks and Caicos Islands. Since T.C. also stands for ''Türkiye Cumhuriyeti'' (Republic of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye ...
domain names. This is the result of a dispute over the ownership and control of AdamsNames Ltd., which had been the accredited registry by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) for those top level domains. A former partner of AdamsNames Ltd. created a new company, Meridian TLD, which claimed to be the new accredited registry. On 10 April 2014, the zone was re-delegated by IANA to KSregistry.KSregistry becomes registry provider for .VG (2014-04-11)
The sponsoring organization was re-delegated to The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Virgin Islands (TRC). All changes that were made in the .vg zone after 8 March 2013 were lost as Meridian TLD did not cooperate by giving the zone file to KSregistry. After the re-delegation there was a one-month window where KSregistry-accredited registrars would be able to update, renew, or delete domain names from 15 April 2014, 10:00 UTC to 11 May 2014, 23:59 UTC. After 12 May 2014, 10:00 UTC, KSregistry would allow new domains to be registered.


See also

* Internet in the British Virgin Islands * Internet in the United Kingdom * .vi –CC TLD for neighboring United States Virgin Islands * .uk –CC TLD for the United Kingdom *
Virgin Gorda Virgin Gorda () is the third-largest island (after Tortola and Anegada) and second-most populous of the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Geography Located at about 18 degrees, 48 minutes North, and 64 degrees, 30 minutes West, it covers an area o ...


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IANA .vg whois information

.vg registry website
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