.vg is the
Internet
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country code
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The term ''country code'' frequently re ...
top-level domain
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(
ccTLD
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) for the
British Virgin Islands
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. 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
piracy
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related websites such as
The Pirate Bay
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, and
video gaming
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related blogs and websites.
March 2013 dispute over ownership of the .vg, .tc, and .gd registries
In March 2013 domain name registrars such as
GoDaddy
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stopped accepting new registrations for .vg,
.gd, and
.tc 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
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(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
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* .vi –CC TLD for neighboring United States Virgin Islands
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* .uk –CC TLD for the United Kingdom
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* 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, 30 minutes North, and 64 degrees, 30 minutes West, it covers an area o ...
References
External links
IANA .vg whois information
.vg registry website
Communications in the British Virgin Islands
Country code top-level domains
Internet properties established in 1997
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