FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE Contact: Ed Carter
May 28, 2002
587-9000
Internet Domain
“.pw” for Palau to be Launched
Airai,
Palau.
Palau National Communications Corporation (PNCC) and
Power Domain, Inc., a joint venture corporation
created by MIDCORP and Merce, Inc. of Japan, have
just entered into an agreement to manage and
develop the Internet Domain name .pw for Palau.
In an Internet address – such as palaunet.com – the
.com part is known as a Generic Top Level Domain, or
gTLD. There are several gTLD’s, including COM, EDU,
GOV, MIL, NET, and ORG. In addition to the gTLD’s
there are Country Code Top Level Domains (ccTLD’s),
which are unique two-letter combinations for every
country, such as .jp for Japan and .pw for Palau.
The ownership of Country Code Top Level Domains (ccTLD’s)
such as .pw is not controlled by governments but by
a private organization that was founded early in the
development of the Internet. This organization
granted domains, if they were not already delegated,
to individuals and entities that applied for them.
A private individual applied for and was granted
Palau’s ccTLD in 1997. This individual has now
transferred the rights to a Palauan business
operated by Alan Seid, called Power Domain, Inc.
Mr. Seid and PNCC have agreed to an arrangement
whereby PNCC administers .pw for the Internet
community in Palau and Power Domain, Inc. markets
and administers the .pw domain internationally.
“We believe that there will be interest in places
like Japan, U.S. and elsewhere internationally in
registering Internet addresses with .pw name. We
are planning to market this service as the “Power
Domain.” Also, this will greatly assist in
promoting Palau internationally.” commented Alan
Seid.
PNCC will develop and administer within Palau the
following second-level domains:
.gov.pw – for Palauan government use
.edu.pw – for education entities in
Palau
.org.pw – for non-government
organizations in Palau
Plus two additional second-level domains
(names to be determined):
.xxx.pw – for individuals in Palau
.yyy.pw – for Palau-based businesses
PNCC has not invested in nor does it have
any ownership of the .pw domain, but it does have a
voice in the management of the domain, a share in
the profits, and first right of refusal if the
domain is sold in the future. “PNCC’s main goal is
to help ensure that the .pw domain is administered
wisely for the benefit of Palau,” said PNCC General
Manager Ed Carter.
Now that the agreement has been completed, PNCC
will be developing an application process and
setting up a domain server to administer the .pw
domains for Palau. Further announcements will be
made when the service is ready to offer to the
public.
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