> is there any precedent? See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_code_top-level_domain#Historical_ccTLDs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_code_top-leve

> is there any precedent? See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_code_top-level_domain#Historical_ccTLDs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_code_top-level_domain#... The following list of ccTLDs have been deleted after the associated country was withdrawn from ISO-3166-1: .cs (Czechoslovakia), .zr (Zaire), .tp (East Timor). It has happened before and could happen again. There are also some, like .su (soviet union), being actively phased out which will probably be deleted in only a matter of time. If io is withdrawn from ISO-3166-1, we may see the ccTLD be deleted as soon as 2150 I think.