Internet in Kiravia

The Internet (Coscivian: [no word yet OOC]) is an increasingly important part of the Kiravian communications ecosystem.

62.6% of Kiravians are regular internet users, and an additional 11.6% are casual or occasional users.

Kiravia is home to a large number of websites and online services that cater to the Kiravian market, offering better localisation support for the Coscivian languages and scripts, Coscivian numerals, the Coscivian calendar and timekeeping systems, and Coscivian units than more globally popular international sites offering comparable features.

Infrastructure

Regional Internet Registry: Kiravian Network Numbering Registrar (Kiravix Terionora Líosavanāstrikorsk), based in Saar-Hūrivilnum, Cascada.
Major ISPs:

• Federated Southern Telephone & Telegraph
• Consolidated Intercity Wiring of Kastera SAK

List of Internet Exchange Points in Kiravia

FS	City	Name	Code
	Valēka	Valēka Internet Exchange	VIX
	Valēka	Valēka International Internet Exchange	VII
	Valēka	Strathannan Exchange Point	SEP
	Valēka	Kaviska Interchange	KIH
	Primóra	Grand Exchange	KGX
	Mérosar	Mérosar Internet Exchange	MIX
	Kelanova	Kelanova Access Exchange	KAX
	Saar-Silverda	Silverda Internet Gateway	SIG
	Saar-Hūrivilnum	Hūrivilnum Access Exchange	HAX
	Alsea	Kaskada Network Exchange	KNX
	Xistódarin	Northern Continental Exchange	NCX
	Varuna	Varuna Internet Exchange	VIX
	Escarda	Escarda Internet Exchange	ECX
	Kilgariv	Kilgariv Internet Exchange	KLG
	Iyanvar	Iyanvar Internet Exchange	IYX
	Kartika	Federal Internet Exchange	FIX
	Érskinsar	Coscivian Cusinaut Exchange	CCX
	Destransar	Sydona Internet Interchange	SYI
	Fort Kenmór	Northwest Punth Network Interchange	NEI

Kiravia Online claims that Kiravia is home to the largest population of dialup customers in Ixnay, most of whom live in inland states of Great Kirav or remote settlements in the Cronan colonies. The website kópalalíonn.kr ("turtle-net") serves as a directory of "dial-up friendly" websites with basic HTML to enable faster loading, including email, news, social networking, and other online services tailored to the needs of dialup users.

Regulatory Environment

Primary responsibility for regulating the internet in Kiravia lies with the federal government, as per the Intercourse Clause of the Fundamental Statute of the Kiravian Federacy, which establishes federal authority to regulate "commerce and communications across and between federal subjects". Because most internet traffic in the Federacy crosses multiple federal subjects, the federal government's ability to assert jurisdiction in matters related to the Internet is wide-reaching, though not unlimited (see Union v. Metrea). However, individual federal subjects also have powers to regulate Internet use within their borders including such matters as the provision of internet service and infrastructure, and the taxation of online purchases.

Regulation of the internet falls within the purview of the Executive for Signals, Wiring, and Digital Development.