.cat

Also known as dot cat, cat (top-level Internet domain), Cat alan

.cat (pronounced in Catalan: punt cat ) is a sponsored top-level domain intended to be used to highlight the Catalan language, developed by ICANN and Fundació puntCAT.

Key facts

Top level domain.name: .cat
Top level domain.image: Puntcat.png
Top level domain.type: Sponsored top-level domain
Top level domain.status: Active
Top level domain.registry: Associació puntCAT
Top level domain.sponsor: Fundació puntCat
Top level domain.intendeduse: Catalan linguistic and cultural community
Top level domain.actualuse: Sees some use in Catalonia and Catalan-speaking areas; occasionally sees use for websites related to cats
Top level domain.registereddomains: 109,110
Top level domain.dateregistereddomains: May 2019
Top level domain.restrictions: Screening is done both before and after registration to ensure registrants are part of applicable community
Top level domain.structure: Direct second-level registrations are allowed
Top level domain.document: ICANN New sTLD RFP Application
Top level domain.disputepolicy: UDRP, Charter Eligibility Dispute Resolution Procedure (CEDRP), Compliance Reconsideration Policy (CRP)
Top level domain.website: Domini.cat
Top level domain.dnssec: Yes

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.domini.cat

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start time: 2005-00-00
inception: 2005-00-00
Commons category: .cat

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History
Creation
Registration
Incidents
Government interference
Domain hacks
Impact
References
External links

.cat (pronounced in Catalan: punt cat ) is a sponsored top-level domain intended to be used to highlight the Catalan language, developed by ICANN and Fundació puntCAT.

== History == Before .cat was available, and given the reluctance of certain Catalan institutions, companies, and people, to use .es, .ad, .fr, .it domains (depending on the state respectively) for their domains, alternatives emerged.