Difference between revisions of ".la"

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| Free redirected subdomains, mostly used by individuals.  Pop-up ads are featured on registered pages, with all profits going to the Government.
pages, with all profits going to the Government.
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| Foreign websites, only choice for international registrants-mostly contains sites registered from Los Angeles, California.
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A small number of the websites registered to the .la TLD:
 
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.<br>
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'''portal.gov.la'''-The Government portal.  Voted "Most Easy-To-Use Government Website" of 2005, the site is very popular with citizens.<br>
ladr.gov.la-LA Ice Domain Registrar.  The only place for citizens to register domains, with international registrations outsourced to Yahoo.<br>
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'''ladr.gov.la'''-LA Ice Domain Registrar.  The only place for citizens to register domains, with international registrations outsourced to Yahoo.<br>
 
recruit.ana.la-LA Ice ANA Portal.  Military portal for those interested in joining the armed forces of LA Ice.<br>
 
recruit.ana.la-LA Ice ANA Portal.  Military portal for those interested in joining the armed forces of LA Ice.<br>
combatech.com.la-Military robotics, currently under contract by LA Ice Government.<br>
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'''combatech.com.la'''-Military products.<br>
turra.la-Turra, chain of CD/DVD/computer game retailers in LA Ice.  Offers both regular CD shipping and legal MP3 downloads.<br>
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'''turra.la'''-Turra, chain of CD/DVD/computer game retailers in LA Ice.  Offers both regular CD shipping and legal MP3 downloads.<br>
county.int.la-Redirect to Los Angeles' County website.
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'''county.int.la'''-Redirect to Los Angeles' County website.
 
{TLDs}
 
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[[Category:Internet TLDs|la]]
 
[[Category:Internet TLDs|la]]

Revision as of 05:40, 29 June 2006

.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 http://ladr.gov.la/register/cit.php (domestic registrations)

http://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 Free redirected subdomains, mostly used by individuals. Pop-up ads are featured on registered pages, with all profits going to the Government.
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 products.
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. {TLDs}