About nic.at

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Who is nic.at?

nic.at is the registration and administration office for all domains ending with .at. A .at-domain only becomes operational and available on the internet if it is registered with nic.at.

Which domains are available below .at?

nic.at administrates .at, .co.at and .or.at-domains. However, in Austria there are also the sub-domains .gv.at (public authorities) and .ac.at (academic area). These domains are administrated by the Federal Chancellery of the Republic of Austria  and by the University of Vienna , respectively.

What are the duties of nic.at and an ISP?

An ISP offers different internet services, like webspace, domain hosting, e-mail addresses, web-design etc. By entering the domain in his nameservers, he provides the technical requirements for a domain. However, a domain only becomes operational and available on the internet if it is registered with the registry nic.at. Thus, the ISP acts as an intermediary betwenn the domain holder and nic.at.