.bv ccTLD

Sat Dec 4 15:18:26 UTC 2021

Hi,

Not only is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code assigned but the ccTLD is
delegated to NORID's nameservers.
NORID also makes it pretty clear that they are not interested in
selling the TLD, and I suspect that might very well mirror the
position of the Norwegian government.
While something like another country is a different thing to just a
company wanting to profit from a TLD, it still seems unlikely to me.

Another example: back in 2011 when South Sudan gained independence,
they got an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code which was "SS" which could
understandably have some problems given historical context for that
letter combination.[1]

So not getting "BV" is a pretty minor thing in comparison to that, IMHO.
There are many countries/geographical entities that have far from
perfect ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes.
I think pretty much all codes ending in an X is because there were no
better ones available. (I am not certain on this part though)

[1]: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sudan-independence-idUSTRE75S4A520110629

-Cynthia

On Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 12:17 PM Jaap Akkerhuis <jaap at nlnetlabs.nl> wrote:
>
>  "Jay R. Ashworth" writes:
>
>  > ----- Original Message -----
>  > > From: "David Conrad" <drc at virtualized.org>
>  >
>  > > Jay,
>  > >
>  > > On Dec 3, 2021, at 4:46 PM, Jay Ashworth <jra at baylink.com> wrote:
>  > >> In general I could I understand that, but it is my understanding that the domain
>  > >> is still marked reserved at the Secretariat,
>  > >
>  > > Sorry, which secretariat?  As far as I know, the official status of ISO 3166-1
>  > > Alpha 2 codes is specified by the ISO-3166 Maintenance Agency and listed on the
>  > > ISO website (the “online browsing platform” output for BV being the URL I
>  > > provided).
>  >
>  > The ISO 3166 secretariat, yes.
>
> It is no makred as reserved but assigned.
>
>         jaap