.қаз
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| Introduced | 1994 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | KazNIC |
| Sponsor | Association of IT Companies of Kazakhstan |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Kazakhstan
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| Actual use | Popular in Kazakhstan |
| Registration restrictions | None for second-level names; some restrictions for third-level names depending on which second-level name they are under |
| Structure | Registrations are made directly at the second level, or at the third level beneath second-level categories |
| Documents | Rules |
| Dispute policies | Dispute resolution policy |
| Website | NIC.kz |
| Introduced | 2012 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | KazNIC |
| Intended use | Entities connected with Kazakhstan
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| Actual use | Many sites. |
| DNS name | xn--80ao21a |
| Website | NIC.kz |
.kz and .қаз (abbreviation of Kazakh: Қазақстан, tr. Qazaqstan) are the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Kazakhstan.
Registrations can be made directly at the second level (with no requirement of Kazakhstan presence) or at the third level beneath categories which have specific restrictions, and are generally limited to Kazakhstan-related entities.
In June 2011, Google redirected all traffic from google.kz to google.com in response to a demand issued by the Kazakh Ministry of Communications and Information that requires all .kz domain names to operate on physical servers within the borders of Kazakhstan.Senior Vice President Bill Coughran said "creating borders on the web raises important questions for us not only about network efficiency but also about user privacy and free expression." By hosting google.kz only on servers inside Kazakhstan, "we would be helping to create a fractured Internet."
A second country code top-level domain, .қаз ("qaz") for Kazakhstan is now active. It is used with web addresses using Cyrillic letters. It was launched in March 2012, when the first site, a test site, http://Тест.қаз ("test.qaz") was activated.
Own second level domains are allowed, but there are also the following standardized second-level domains:
Some second-level domains have been reserved in a prioritized manner, such as президент.қаз ("prezident.qaz"). Between May 1, 2012 to July 31, 2012, companies and trademark holders could apply for their names.
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