.kw
{{short description|Internet country-code for Kuwait}}
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{{Infobox Top level domain
|name=.kw
|image= Domain .kw.png
|introduced=26 October 1992
|type=Country code top-level domain
|status=Active
|registry=[http://www.citra.gov.kw/ Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA)]
|sponsor=Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) (Kuwait)
|intendeduse=Entities connected with Kuwait
|actualuse=Popular in Kuwait
|restrictions=Limited to Kuwaiti citizens and residents, companies, and organizations; must show appropriate documents to prove status; some third-level names have additional restrictions
|structure=Registrations are made at second or third level
|document=[http://www.kw/en/policies/ Policies]
|disputepolicy=[https://www.kw/media/policy_files/Complaints_Policy.pdf Complaints Policy]
|website= {{URL|www.kw}}
}}
.kw is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Kuwait.{{cite web |title=.kw Domain Delegation Data |url=https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/kw.html |website=www.iana.org}} Domain registrations are at the second and third level beneath these names:{{Cite web |title=You are being redirected... |url=https://nic.kw/en/policies/ |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=nic.kw}}
Registration is done through accredited registrars by providing the right documents and a fee of 15 KD per year, with the license period running either one or two years (currently there is an intention to allow any period between 1 and 10 years in near future).
Domain types
- com.kw: Commercial entities with a valid commercial license from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
- ind.kw: An individual who is not a minor and holds Kuwaiti nationality or a resident who holds a valid residence in the State of Kuwait.
- net.kw: ICT licensed company from the respective authorities in the State of Kuwait.
- org.kw: A non-profit entity licensed by the concerned authorities in the State of Kuwait to operate.
- gov.kw: Ministries & Government entities.
- emb.kw: Embassies of other countries in Kuwait.
- edu.kw: An educational entity licensed by the concerned authorities in the State of Kuwait to operate.
- .kw: currently in a 6-month Sunrise phase
References
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External links
- [http://www.citra.gov.kw/ Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701085715/http://citra.gov.kw/ |date=2018-07-01 }}
- [http://www.kw/ Registry site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070405152029/http://www.kw/ |date=2007-04-05 }}
- [http://www.kw/en/registrars/current-registrars/ Accredited Registrars] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027025942/https://www.kw/en/registrars/current-registrars/ |date=2021-10-27 }}
- [https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/kw.html IANA .kw whois information]
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Category:Country code top-level domains
Category:Telecommunications in Kuwait
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