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Re:Taking control of all .io domains with a targeted registr... by Symbiote on Monday July 10, 2017 @03:49PM (#14739048)
When Britain (and thus the US) decide they no longer require the island for a naval base, it will be given to Mauritius.

The .IO domain would eventually be deleted, and that territory represented under the existing .MU (Mauritius) domain.

Judging by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.mu I don't think the Mauritian people have much benefit from the arrangements for .MU.

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Re:Taking control of all .io domains with a targeted registr... by vertex-four on Monday July 10, 2017 @04:12PM (#14739220)
.SU - for the Soviet Union - still exists, I somewhat doubt that many TLDs will ever be deleted in general.
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Re:Taking control of all .io domains with a targeted registr... by kijeda on Monday July 10, 2017 @04:33PM (#14739389)
.SU is actually the only former country with a TLD still delegated, and quite a few have been removed. In recent years .AN, .TP, .YU, .ZR have been phased out representing former countries.
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