.la
| TLD type | National | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Active | |
| Sponsoring organization | LA Ice Domain Registrar (government department) | |
| Intended use | LA Icenese websites | |
| Actual use | Approximately 2:1 ratio of LA Icenese websites to Los Angeles, California websites. | |
| Registration restrictions | No domestic restrictions, there is a 50% tax on international sales, and foreign sites must use the second-level domain ".int.la" | |
| Structure | Top level domains available for citizens, second-level to denote government-owned subsidies, schools, etc. | |
| Web site | ladr.gov.la (domestic registrations) | smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/ (international registrations) |
.la is the top-level domain designated for the nation of LA Ice.
Structure
| .la | Top level domain, usually used only by corporations and large websites | com.la | Commercial website-considered slightly more "professional" than .la. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .gov.la | Government website | ||||
| edu.la | Educational institute-universities, private & public schools, etc. | ||||
| ana.la | Army, Navy & Air Force-military websites | ||||
| my.la | - | id.la | Paid domains for citizens. | int.la | Foreign websites, only choice for international registrants-mostly contains sites registered from Los Angeles, California. |
Some US citizens have petitioned for the Government to remove the restrictions on .la, or for them to create a .us.la SLD. However, the government has refused, referencing the fact that international registrants were only able to register the .la name due to protest, and requested that "piss off to .us or .ca".
-- Examples -- A small number of the websites registered to the .la TLD:
portal.gov.la-The Government portal. Voted "Most Easy-To-Use Government Website" of 2005, the site is very popular with citizens. ladr.gov.la-LA Ice Domain Registrar. The only place for citizens to register domains, with international registrations outsourced to Yahoo. recruit.ana.la-LA Ice ANA Portal. Military portal for those interested in joining the armed forces of LA Ice. combatech.com.la-Military robotics, currently under contract by LA Ice Government. turra.la-Turra, chain of CD/DVD/computer game retailers in LA Ice. Offers both regular CD shipping and legal MP3 downloads. county.int.la-Redirect to Los Angeles' County website.
