.nc
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| Introduced | 13 October 1993 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Office des Postes et Telecommunications |
| Sponsor | Office des Postes et Telecommunications |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  New Caledonia |
| Actual use | Gets some use in New Caledonia |
| Registered domains | 6,706 (2022-12-24)[1] |
| Registration restrictions | Must be a registered company or organization in New Caledonia with a local contact; individuals are not eligible to register domains. Some words are prohibited.[2] |
| Structure | Registrations are made directly at the second level, or at the third level beneath the .asso.nc 2LD |
| Documents | Rules |
| Dispute policies | The registry encourages compromises between disputing parties but otherwise stays out of disputes |
| DNSSEC | yes |
| Registry website | Domain registration |
.nc is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for New Caledonia. Registry operations are managed by the Office des postes et télécommunications.[3]
Restrictions
[edit]Only New Caledonian registered companies or associations, or private individuals who are resident in New Caledonia are permitted to register .nc domain names.[4]
Many generic terms are prohibited from registration (those linked with crimes); there are also many reserved for particular circumstances. These include "administration", "bible", "blog", "cabinets", "colonisation", "flag", "justice", "mail", "nation", "offense", "outrage", "presses", "registries", "temple", "union", "vote" and hundreds more.[2]
Structure
[edit]Registrations are taken directly at the second level, or at the third level under two second-level domains.
- asso.nc
- nom.nc
See also
[edit]- Internet in New Caledonia
- Internet in France
- ISO 3166-2:NC
- .fr –CC TLD for France
- .eu –CC TLD for the members of the European Union
References
[edit]- ^ "WHOIS". domaine.nc. 2022-12-24. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ a b "Prohibited Names". domaine.nc. 2022-12-24. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "New Caledonia Office des Postes et Telecommunications". ICANNWiki. 2022-12-24. Archived from the original on 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "01 FAQ_Required documents.pdf" (PDF). domaine.nc. 2022-12-24. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
External links
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