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'.am' is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Armenia.

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Regulation

AM used as a ''Domain Name Hack''

External links

Regulation

The registry for .am is operated by ISOC-AM, the local chapter of the Internet Society.
Regulatory notes

★ Except for reserved names like .com.am, .net.am, .org.am and others, any person in the world can register a .am domain for a fee.

★ Each domain name is subject to review. Generally each review takes 2 or 3 working days.

★ For religious reasons, Armenian law prohibits its domain names from being used for obscene sites.

★ The AM-NIC is moving over to IPv6 address compatibility in line with the global DNS system.

★ Unicode compatible names will not be instituted at AM-NIC until all issues related to IPv6 are resolved.

AM used as a ''Domain Name Hack''

The domain name is popular (and thus economically valuable) due to it being a mnemonic for AM radio (other similar ccTLDs are .fm, .tv, .cd and .dj). Such unconventional usage of TLDs in domain names are known as domain hacks.
The domain-hacked name 'i.am' has also been used for a popular hosting service, although it (and similar "two-letter word" hacks) are now owned by a third-party registration business.

External links

★ IANA .am whois information

★ Armenia Network Information Centre