.iq is the

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( ccTLD) for

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. This domain was in limbo for several years, as the delegated manager was imprisoned in

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on charges of alleged connections to

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designated terrorist organization), for which he was later convicted in 2005. Some talk of redelegation and relaunching began taking place at the time of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and in 2005 a redelegation to the National Communications and Media Commission of Iraq was approved by

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.IANA Report on Redelegation of the .IQ Top-Level Domain
/ref> Registrations are within these categories: * .iq – general * gov.iq –

governmental A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a State (polity), state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...

entities * edu.iq –

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institution An institution is a humanly devised structure of rules and norms that shape and constrain social behavior. All definitions of institutions generally entail that there is a level of persistence and continuity. Laws, rules, social conventions and ...

s * sch.iq – public and private schools * com.iq – commercial entities recognised by the Ministry of Trade and/or other relevant authorities * mil.iq –

military A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable by a d ...

s * org.iq –

non-profit A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...

organization An organization or organisation (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English; American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), see spelling differences) is an legal entity, entity—such as ...

s * net.iq –

network service provider Network Service Provider (NSP) is one of the roles defined in the National Information Infrastructure (NII) plan, which governed the transition of the Internet from US federal control to private-sector governance, with an accompanying shift from t ...

s recognised by the Ministry of Trade * name.iq – individuals Whois services can be found a
whois.cmc.iq
().

Restrictions

The registration of .iq domains is limited to commercial commissions, Internet service providers, nonprofits, or schools and private institutions recognised by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, natural individuals, citizens, or residents in Iraq.

References

External links

.iq subdomain registration page
()

2005 news article on relaunch
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