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.fo FAQ


What name can I register?

The FO Council reserves the right to reject an application if the domain name requested is indecent, inconsistent with the general regulations governing the Internet, or abusive, threatening or derisive.

The FO Council reserves the right to reject applications for these domain names:

  1. gTLD (generic Top Level Domain): aero.fo, biz.fo, com.fo, coop.fo, edu.fo, gov.fo, info.fo, int.fo, mil.fo, museum.fo, name.fo, net.fo and org.fo.
  2. Certain names that have a special meaning or significance with regard to the cpr144449003101 Internet: nic.fo, web.fo, co.fo, ftp.fo, www.fo, telnet.fo, irc.fo, internet.fo, fo.fo and mail.fo.
  3. Names that obviously would be suitable for entities serving the public weal, eg, the names of islands, villages and towns.

On special occasions the FO Council reserves the right to grant use of a name, which clearly the serves the public (islands, villages and name of a town). This can be done even when an application is not complete.