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	Revision 22 . . (edit) December 20, 2001 11:48 pm by Zundark [add link]
	Revision 21 . . December 20, 2001 11:43 pm by Zundark [some tidying of ccTLD stuff]
	Revision 20 . . December 20, 2001 10:41 pm by SJK [moved content from [[Internet ccTLDs]]]
	Revision 19 . . (edit) December 20, 2001 9:22 pm by Zundark [remove external link which was moved to Internet_TLDs]
	Revision 18 . . (edit) December 20, 2001 9:08 pm by Zundark [remove the bit of text from Country_codes, since the relevant part of it is already covered by the first paragraph]
	Revision 17 . . December 20, 2001 8:55 pm by SJK
	Revision 16 . . December 20, 2001 8:53 pm by SJK [moving most of ccTLD discussion to [[Internet ccTLDs]]]
	Revision 15 . . December 20, 2001 8:43 pm by SJK
	Revision 14 . . December 20, 2001 8:32 pm by SJK
	Revision 13 . . December 20, 2001 7:51 pm by Zundark [finished for now]
	Revision 12 . . (edit) December 20, 2001 7:43 pm by Zundark [progressive save]
	Revision 11 . . (edit) December 20, 2001 7:36 pm by Zundark [progressive save]
	Revision 10 . . December 20, 2001 7:23 pm by Zundark [some stuff on ccTLDs (progressive save - not finished yet)]
	Revision 9 . . (edit) December 17, 2001 10:19 pm by Zundark [mention that BIZ is now fully operational, & remove excessive ISO_3166 links]
	Revision 8 . . (edit) December 17, 2001 9:18 am by (logged).253.64.xxx
	Revision 7 . . November 13, 2001 9:19 am by (logged).111.13.xxx [added more info :) -- ruined organization of material in the process :(]

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Changed: 12c12,15

A >country code top-level domain (or ccTLD) is a top-level domain established for the use of a country or dependent area. The rules regarding who is entitled to domains in the ccTLD are developed by ccTLD managers, who are also responsible for the operation of the domain. In some cases anyone in the world can acquire a domain in the ccTLD; in other cases, only residents of the country or dependent area are allowed to have a domain in it. The ccTLD manager is appointed by ICANN, with the permission of the government of the country or dependent area.

A country code top-level domain (or ccTLD) is a top-level domain established for the use of a country or dependent area (e.g., JP for Japan).
The rules regarding who is entitled to domains in the ccTLD are developed by ccTLD managers, who are also responsible for the operation of the domain.
In some cases anyone in the world can acquire a domain in the ccTLD; in other cases, only residents of the country or dependent area are allowed to have a domain in it.
The ccTLD manager is appointed by IANA, with the permission of the government of the country or dependent area.

Changed: 14c17,19

Over two hundred of these ccTLDs have been established. They are based on two-letter ISO 3166 country codes (e.g., JP is the TLD for Japan). However, some ccTLDs are not based on codes contained in ISO 3166, yet are used as ccTLDs anyway; and two codes exist in ISO 3166 but are not used as ccTLDs.

Over 240 of these ccTLDs have been established.
They are based on two-letter ISO 3166 country codes, although there are some differences;
two codes exist in ISO 3166 but are not used as ccTLDs, while others not in ISO 3166 are nonetheless used as ccTLDs.

Changed: 27,30c32,35

Some of the ccTLDs in the list above (GB, SU), exist in the root zone, but are not on IANA's list of ccTLDs. GB is used by a very few sites, and no new registrations are being accepted in the GB ccTLD. SU is used by several more sites. The SU ccTLD manager has recently (2001) stated they will commence accepting new SU registrations, but it is unclear whether this action is compatible with ICANN policy.

External link:
*IANA's list of ccTLDs is at http://www.iana.org/cctld/cctld-whois.htm.

Some ccTLDs (GB and SU), exist in the root zone, but are not on IANA's list of ccTLDs [1].
GB is used by a very few sites, and no new registrations are being accepted for it.
SU is one of the more heavily used TLDs.
The SU ccTLD manager has recently (2001) stated they will commence accepting new SU registrations, but it is unclear whether this action is compatible with ICANN policy.