.рф
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| Introduced | 2008 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Planned |
| Registry | |
| Sponsor | |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Russia |
| Actual use | Not yet implemented |
| Registration restrictions | Cyrillic only |
| Documents | |
| Dispute policies | |
| Website |
.рф (Russian: Российская Федерация, Russian Federation) is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Russian Federation. It will be introduced in 2008.[1]
Sites' names in this new domain will be in Cyrillic alphabet only. It will be the first Cyrillic domain in the world.
The direct transcription of "ru" into cyrillic, "ру", or abbreviation of "Russia/Россия", "ро", have been avoided, in order not to be confused with "py"/"po" in Latin letters which refer to Paraguay and a yet unassigned code respectively.
[edit] References
- ^ Пресс-конференция «Итоги развития российского национального домена RU в 2007 году» (Russian). Coordinating Center of National domain. Retrieved on 2008-01-08.
[edit] External links
- «National domain RU in 2007» (Russian)
- Cyrillic domain ".рф" will be introduced in 2008 (Russian)
- ICANN country-code name supporting organisation
- timetable
- Discussion by GNSO about which IDN ccTLD to use for each country.
