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.ac

Introduced	1997
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Ascension Island Network Information Centre (run by Internet Computer Bureau)
Sponsor	Cable and Wireless (Ascension Island)
Intended use	Entities connected with Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svgAscension Island
Actual use	Various uses, sometimes connected to education and academia; a few sites actually on Ascension Island
Registration restrictions	2nd-level registrant must have professional or academic qualification (apparently not actually enforced); 3rd level registrant must be resident on Ascension Island
Structure	Registrations are taken directly at the second level or at third level beneath various 2nd-level labels
Documents	Terms & Conditions; Rules
Dispute policies	Dispute Resolution Policy
Web site	NIC.AC

.ac is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Ascension Island. It is administered by NIC.AC, a subsidiary of the Internet Computer Bureau based in the United Kingdom. Registration for this domain is open to anyone.

.ac is also a second level domain for academic establishments in a number of countries; see .ac (second level).

Registrations of internationalized domain names are accepted according to the following instructions.

[edit] External links

• IANA .ac whois information
• .AC Domain Name Registry

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