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| Introduced | December 19, 2005 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Sponsored top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Associació puntCAT |
| Sponsor | Fundació puntCat |
| Intended use |  Catalan linguistic and cultural community |
| Actual use | Sees some use in Catalonia and Catalan-speaking areas; occasionally sees use for websites related to cats |
| Registered domains | 109,110 (May 2019)[1] |
| Registration restrictions | Screening is done both before and after registration to ensure registrants are part of applicable community |
| Structure | Direct second-level registrations are allowed |
| Documents | ICANN New sTLD RFP Application |
| Dispute policies | UDRP, Charter Eligibility Dispute Resolution Procedure (CEDRP), Compliance Reconsideration Policy (CRP) |
| DNSSEC | Yes |
| Registry website | Domini.cat |
.cat (pronounced in Catalan: punt cat [ˈpuŋ ˈkat]) is a sponsored top-level domain intended to be used to highlight the Catalan language. Its policy has been developed by ICANN and Fundació puntCAT. It was approved in September 2005.[2]
- ^ "Growth of the .cat domain". fundacio.cat. May 15, 2019. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "CAT". Domini.cat. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.