.CAT Registry Deleting Non-Compliant Domain Names
Fundacio PuntCAT, the registry for .CAT, has begun enforcing requirements that all active Web sites contain content in Catalan, the Romance language spoken in Catalonia in eastern Spain (related to Spanish and Occitan). As a sponsored TLD, the registry has the right to delete domain names that do not meet this requirement. Companies that do not wish to or plan to have Web site content in Catalan may choose to request a Defensive Registration in order to prevent a name from being registered by another party.
