.cat

Introduced	2005
TLD type	Sponsored top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Associació puntCAT
Sponsoring organization	Fundació puntCAT
Intended use	Catalan linguistic and cultural community
Actual use	15,000 domains and about 3 million web pages (As of July 2006)
Registration restrictions	Screening is done both before and after registration to ensure registrants are part of applicable community
Structure	Direct second-level registrations are allowed
Documents	ICANN New sTLD RFP Application
Dispute policies	UDRP, Charter Eligibility Dispute Resolution Procedure (CEDRP), Compliance Reconsideration Policy (CRP)
Web site	puntCAT

.cat TLD is a generic domain, that is, not defined in terms of a territory like the ccTLDs. Its policy has been developed by ICANN and Fundació puntCAT. It was approved in September 2005. It is intended to be used to highlight Catalan language and culture.http://www.domini.cat/normativa/en_index.html

History

Before .cat was available, and given the reluctancy of certain Catalan institutions, companies and people to use .es or .fr domains for their webpages, alternatives (sometimes strange or ironic) emerged.

To solve this problem, in September 2005 the .cat TLD was approved for all webpages, etc., intending to serve the needs of the Catalan linguistic and cultural community on the Internet. This community is made up of those who use the Catalan language for their online communications, and/or promote the different aspects of Catalan culture online. The initial registration period went from February 13th to April 21st 2006. The registry was open to everybody starting April 23rd 2006.http://www.domini.cat/en_faq/

Restrictions

The .cat domain is not territorial, but applies to the whole Catalan-speaking community, whether or not a site is based in Catalonia. In order to be granted a .cat domain, one needs to belong to the Catalan linguistic and cultural community on the Internet. A person, organization or company is considered to belong if he, she or it:

• already has contents in Catalan published online.
• has access to a special code (sometimes called ENS), issued during special promotions or by agreements with certain institutions.
• develops activities (in any language) to promote the Catalan culture and language.
• is endorsed by 3 people or 1 institution already using a .cat domain name.

Notes

External links

• (Catalan) Information and register process
• (Catalan) Associació puntCAT
• Cultural diversity in cyberspace: The Catalan campaign to win the new .cat top level domain

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