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.kr is the Internet country code
top-level domain A top-level domain (TLD) is one of the domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System of the Internet after the root domain. The top-level domain names are installed in the root zone of the name space. For all domains in ...
( ccTLD) for the Republic of Korea ( South Korea). Registrations are processed via registration agents. From September 2006, it became possible to register domain names directly under .kr (although this is currently only possible for
internationalized domain An internationalized domain name (IDN) is an Internet domain name that contains at least one label displayed in software applications, in whole or in part, in non-latin script or alphabet, such as Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Mandarin, simplified ...
names). Trademark holders and public bodies benefited from an "early registration period", after which the owners of .kr third-level domains had priority to get the corresponding second-level domains. 1. Sunrise I (18 September–20 November 2006) * Governmental Bodies only 2. Sunrise II (21 November 2006–27 February 2007) * A holder of 3rd level .kr domain * The registered 3rd level domain and the 3rd level domain should be registered before 13 March 2006 * The full name of registered trademark using same alphabetical order 3. Landrush (28 March–11 April 2007) * Anyone or any business entity who has an address in the territory 4. General Registration (from 19 April 2007) * First-come first-served basis In 2011 a new top-level domain was registered for South Korea, intended for domain names in the local language. The top-level domain is domain names and working sites became active during 2011.


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Defunct domains and subdomains


Domain hacks

.kr domains are sometimes used as domain hacks such as flic.kr, an alternative address for Flickr.


New generic top level domains (new gTLDs) registered by South Korean organizations or individuals

* .doosan: A new brand gTLD for the Doosan Group. * .hyundai: A new brand gTLD for the
Hyundai Motor Group The Hyundai Motor Group (HMG; ; ; stylized as HYUΠDAI) is a South Korean '' chaebol'' (loosely similar to a multinational conglomerate but without a central holding company or ownership structure) headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The HM ...
. * .kia: A new brand gTLD for Kia Motors. * .samsung: A new brand gTLD for the Samsung Group. * .lotte: A new brand gTLD for the
Lotte Group Lotte Corporation (or Lotte Group) is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation, and the fifth-largest chaebol in South Korea. Lotte began its history on June 28, 1948, by Korean businessman Shin Kyuk-ho in Tokyo. Shin expan ...
. * . (.xn--t60b56a; ''.dat-net''): A new technology gTLD. Korean Hangul transliteration of English " dotnet." * . (.xn--mk1bu44c; ''.dat-keom''): A new technology gTLD. Korean Hangul transliteration of English " dotcom." * . (.xn--cg4bki; ''.Samseong''): A new brand gTLD for the Samsung Group.


See also

*
.kp .kp is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). It was created on 24 September 2007. History The DPRK applied for the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) in 2004. ICANN, ...
: The top-level domain for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( North Korea) *
Communications in South Korea In South Korea, telecommunications services improved dramatically in the 1980s with the assistance of foreign partners and as a result of the development of the electronics industry. The number of telephones in use in 1987 reached 9.2 million, a c ...


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