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| Introduced | 21 August 1997 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Inactive, but still in root |
| Registry | Norid |
| Sponsor | Norwegian Communications Authority |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Bouvet Island |
| Actual use | Not in use; authorities decided that use of the .no domain is sufficient |
| Registration restrictions | No registrations are being taken |
| Structure | Not in use |
| Documents | Policy notice |
| Dispute policies | None |
| Registry website | www.norid.no |
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.bv is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) reserved for the uninhabited Norwegian dependent territory of Bouvet Island. The domain name registry and sponsor is Norid, but .bv is not open for registration. .bv was designated on 21 August 1997 and was placed under the .no registry Norid. Norwegian policy states that .no is sufficient for those institutions connected to Bouvet Island, and therefore the domain is not open to registration. It is Norwegian policy not to commercialize domain resources, so there are no plans to sell .bv. Should the domain later come into use, it will be under the regulation of the Norwegian Communications Authority and follow the same policy as .no.