.wales is one of two
geographic top level domains for
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
(the other being
.cymru).
Proposal and use
.wales and .cymru were put forth by
Nominet UK
Nominet UK is currently delegated by IANA to be the manager of the .uk domain name. Nominet directly manages registrations directly under .uk, and some of the second level domains .co.uk, .org.uk, .sch.uk, .me.uk, .net.uk, .ltd.uk and .plc.uk. ...
in 2012. Final approval for both top level domains for Wales was granted by ICANN in June 2014.
On 30 September 2014, the
Llywydd of the Senedd officially moved Senedd websites and other sites to new "
.cymru" and ".wales" domains which are
geographic top-level domains specific to Wales. Wales Online, Daily Post, the Welsh Rugby Union, the Millennium Stadium, Golwg360, Bloc, Gwalia, Atlantic PLC, Orchard and Portmeirion were among others who also switched over to the domains. These became available to all on
St David's Day 2015.
A phased launch of the new domains was scheduled, with
trademark
A trademark (also written trade mark or trade-mark) is a type of intellectual property consisting of a recognizable sign, design, or expression that identifies products or services from a particular source and distinguishes them from o ...
holders being eligible to apply initially. General availability was expected by the spring of 2015. Early adopters of the domains include the
Welsh Government
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Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales ...
and
male voice choir Only Men Aloud!.
References
External links
Nominet: Cymru - Wales(in English)
Our Home Online (Domain for Wales)(en
English and
Welsh)
Generic top-level domains
Domain names of the United Kingdom
Computer-related introductions in 2014
.wales
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