.gr is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Greece. Registrations are processed via accredited registrars and domain names in Greek characters may also be registered.
Second level domains
There are five official second level domains: DomainIntended users.com.grFor those engaging in commercial activities.org.grNon-commercial organizations.gov.grGovernment.edu.grEducational institutions.sch.gr.net.grInternet Service Providers (ISPs) and network providers.mil.grExclusively for military purposes.mod.grMinistry of Defence.co.grCommercial use (generally not as widely used as .com.gr).
Alternative top domain Greece applied for the internationalised country code top-level domain (IDN ccTLD) .ελ (.ΕΛ in capital letters) for domain names composed of letters of the Greek alphabet.
This was turned down by ICANN in April 2011 because it was too visually similar to .EA in Latin letters should ICANN ever implement such a TLD (EA is an exceptionally reserved ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code element for Ceuta & Melilla).Greek IDN blocked due to non-existent domain
In 2014, ICANN decided to allow Greece to have the domain .ελ.
The right to this top-level domain was handed over to Greece in October 2015,Report on the Delegation of the .ελ ("el") domain representing Greece in Greek script to ICS-FORTH GR and it became operational on the Internet on 10 July 2018.Συχνές Ερωτήσεις για Καταχωρούμενους
For the first three months, domains already held under .gr as they already were in Latin or Greek letters or transcribed into Greek characters could be obtained for .ελ only by the holder of that .gr domain. Those restrictions ceased to exist in October 2018.
References
External links IANA .gr whois information .gr registry website Whois for .gr domain names co.gr registration policies
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