<s>
.ee	B-General_Concept
is	O
the	O
internet	B-Application
country	I-Application
code	I-Application
top-level	O
domain	O
(	O
ccTLD	B-Application
)	O
of	O
Estonia	O
,	O
operated	O
by	O
the	O
Estonian	O
Internet	O
Foundation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
top-level	O
domain	O
.ee	B-General_Concept
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
1992	O
and	O
was	O
operated	O
by	O
EENet	O
until	O
July	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
administrator	O
of	O
.ee	B-General_Concept
domain	O
was	O
the	O
academic	O
Endel	O
Lippmaa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
domains	O
under	O
.ee	B-General_Concept
were	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
institution	O
's	O
identification	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
(	O
like	O
the	O
register	O
code	O
in	O
the	O
commercial	O
register	O
)	O
,	O
registration	O
of	O
additional	O
domains	O
in	O
the	O
defense	O
of	O
a	O
trademark	O
or	O
a	O
name	O
form	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
order	O
of	O
registration	O
of	O
.ee	B-General_Concept
TLD	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
5	O
July	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Estonian	O
Internet	O
Foundation	O
took	O
over	O
.ee	B-General_Concept
ccTLD	B-Application
registry	O
functions	O
from	O
EENet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
new	O
domain	O
rules	O
,	O
both	O
private	O
individuals	O
and	O
foreigners	O
can	O
register	O
an	O
unlimited	O
number	O
of	O
domains	O
directly	O
under	O
.ee	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Domain	O
name	O
registration	O
is	O
done	O
on	O
two	O
levels	O
,	O
.ee	B-General_Concept
domain	O
registrants	O
are	O
serviced	O
by	O
authorized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
registration	O
of	O
domains	O
with	O
the	O
dotted	O
letters	O
õ	O
,	O
ä	O
,	O
ö	O
,	O
ü	O
,	O
š	O
and	O
žš	O
,	O
ž	O
was	O
enabled	O
,	O
which	O
covered	O
the	O
entire	O
Estonian	O
alphabet	O
under	O
the	O
.ee	B-General_Concept
domain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
tasks	O
of	O
managing	O
the	O
.ee	B-General_Concept
domain	O
were	O
handed	O
over	O
to	O
EIS	O
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
decision	O
of	O
the	O
board	O
of	O
directors	O
of	O
ICANN	B-Application
,	O
EIS	O
was	O
entered	O
into	O
the	O
international	O
database	O
of	O
top-level	O
domains	O
as	O
the	O
administrator	O
or	O
sponsoring	O
organization	O
of	O
the	O
.ee	B-General_Concept
domain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
a	O
sponsoring	O
organization	O
,	O
all	O
administrative	O
tasks	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
.ee	B-General_Concept
domain	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
domestic	O
and	O
the	O
international	O
Internet	O
community	O
are	O
concentrated	O
in	O
one	O
institution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
6	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
EIS	O
,	O
in	O
cooperation	O
with	O
accredited	O
registrars	O
,	O
launched	O
the	O
DNSSEC	B-Protocol
service	O
-	O
a	O
system	O
of	O
security	O
keys	O
that	O
ensures	O
that	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
directed	O
to	O
the	O
web	O
page	O
whose	O
address	O
is	O
entered	O
in	O
the	O
web	O
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
DNSSEC	B-Protocol
ensures	O
that	O
entering	O
the	O
web	O
address	O
of	O
your	O
online	O
bank	O
in	O
the	O
address	O
bar	O
of	O
a	O
web	O
browser	O
does	O
not	O
redirect	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
a	O
similar-looking	O
page	O
set	O
up	O
by	O
fraudsters	O
to	O
steal	O
data	O
and	O
passwords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.ee	B-General_Concept
domains	O
can	O
be	O
registered	O
for	O
one	O
,	O
two	O
or	O
three	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linktree	O
,	O
a	O
social	O
media	O
landing	O
page	O
service	O
,	O
uses	O
the	O
.ee	B-General_Concept
domain	O
(	O
linktr.ee	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventist	O
World	O
Radio	O
,	O
a	O
refugee	O
info	O
and	O
charity	O
service	O
,	O
also	O
uses	O
the	O
.ee	B-General_Concept
domain	O
(	O
refug.ee	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shopee	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
retail	O
site	O
,	O
uses	O
the	O
.ee	B-General_Concept
domain	O
for	O
its	O
link	O
shortener	O
service	O
(	O
shp.ee	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
relaunch	O
was	O
finalized	O
,	O
the	O
annual	O
fee	O
for	O
a	O
.ee	B-General_Concept
domain	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
285	O
Estonian	O
kroons	O
(	O
18.2	O
euros	O
)	O
plus	O
tax	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
wide	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
list	O
of	O
shortcomings	O
was	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
public	O
notice	O
to	O
Estonian	O
Internet	O
Foundation	O
by	O
Tõnu	O
Samuel	O
and	O
Jaan	O
Jänesmäe	O
,	O
mentioning	O
that	O
the	O
.ee	B-General_Concept
domain	O
had	O
become	O
the	O
most	O
expensive	O
TLD	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
