.UY

The country code top level domain (ccTLD) .UY is assigned to the country of Uruguay. The TLD is not restricted much for use. There are no requirements for a connection to the country itself except for commercial billing while the domain name must be hosted within the borders of Uruguay.

The configured second-level domains include:

• .com.uy - Commercial (requires a Uruguay local address for billing).
• .edu.uy - Educational.
• .gub.uy - Government.
• .net.uy - Uruguay-based Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
• .mil.uy - Military.
• .org.uy - Non-profit organizations.

The .UY ccTLD has been activated by the Uruguay authorities at the Universidad de la República, the sponsor, and Servico Central de Informatica, the registrar since 1990. The Internet and the ccTLD is very popular both inside and outside the country.

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