.su

Introduced	1990
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active despite attempts to terminate it
Registry	Russian Institute for Public Networks
Sponsor	Russian Institute for Public Networks
Intended use	Entities connected with the Soviet Union
Actual use	obsolete since fall of the Soviet Union, but taking new registrations
Registration restrictions	None
Structure	Registrations are permitted directly at the second level
Documents
Dispute policies	None
Website	RUcenter

.su was assigned as the country code top-level domain for the Soviet Union on September 19, 1990. It remains in use today, even though the Soviet Union itself no longer exists, and is administered by the Russian Institute for Development of Public Networks (RIPN or RosNIIRos).

In 2001, the managers of the domain stated that they will commence accepting new .su registrations, but it is unclear whether this action is compatible with ICANN policies. ICANN has expressed intentions to terminate the .su domain, and the IANA states that the domain is being phased out,^[1] but lobbyists stated in September, 2007 that they had started negotiations with ICANN on retaining the domain.^[2] In the first quarter of 2008, .su registrations increased by 45%.^[3]

New .su registrations cost 3000 rubles (approximately $125), a premium over the .ru domain, as it was thought that the cachet of the .su domain could command a premium price in the free market.^{citation needed} Since 2007-12-03, it has been discounted to 600 rubles (approximately $25) in an effort to increase demand to fend off elimination by ICANN.^{citation needed}

See also

• .ru
• Runet

References

External links

• Statistics of registrations under the .su domain