Category: TLDs
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Why can’t you register .ai domains for one year only?
If you are trying to register a .ai domain name, you’ve probably noticed that you can’t register it for less than two years, but why is that? Well, the registry of each TLD sets the rules for the registration and use of its domain names. In case of .ai domains, the registry requires a minimum…
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What country owns the .ai TLD? Who can register a .ai domain?
The .ai top-level domain (TLD) is assigned to Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory (an island) in the Caribbean. Up until January 15, 2025, the government of Anguilla managed the .ai registry, which has since been handed over to Identity Digital after an agreement between the two. So technically, .ai is a country code TLD (ccTLD),…
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Why are .ai domains expensive? Where to buy it cheap?
There is high demand for .ai domain names these days, thanks to the AI craze! The funny thing here is that the .ai TLD had nothing to do with artificial intelligence originally because it’s the country code TLD for a Caribbean island called Anguilla. .AI is an expensive domain extension because the registry (government of…