.cz
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| Introduced | 13 January 1993 |
|---|---|
| TLDtype | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | CZ.NIC |
| Sponsor | CZ.NIC |
| Intended use | Entities affiliated with theCzech Republic |
| Actual use | Very popular in the Czech Republic |
| Registered domains | 1,464,124 (2022-12-14)[1] |
| Registration restrictions | Businesses must provide tax registration number |
| Structure | Names can be registered directly at second level |
| Documents | Rules Juridical verdicts |
| Dispute policies | Problems |
| DNSSEC | yes |
| Registry website | nic.cz |
.czis thecountry code top-level domain(ccTLD) for theCzech Republic.It is administered byCZ.NIC.Registrations must be ordered via accrediteddomain name registrars.
UntilCzechoslovakiawasdissolvedin 1993, it used the domain.cs.
The maximum domain name length permitted is 63 characters, which may only beAlpha numericor the hyphen (-). Hyphens are restricted in that they may not be the first or last character, neither may they appear consecutively.[2]As of 2013, there are six domains which use the maximum of 63 characters.[3]
History[edit]
The.cz domain came into effect in January 1993, following thedissolution of Czechoslovakia.[4] In 2009, new European Union legislation came into effect, allowing the use ofdiacriticsinsecond-level domainsunder the.eu domain only. Czech customers were among the most interested in the new domains, only Germans bought more, with the French in third. The.cz domain, operated by theCZ.NICassociation, continued to only offer standard characters, citing insufficient demand and lower accessibility from abroad as reasons behind their decision.[5]
Over 850,000 internet sites had been registered as.cz by the end of 2011.[6]In 2012, the number exceeded one million.[4]The Czech Republic was therefore the 12th European Union member state with a top-level domain to top a million active domain names.[7]
At the end of 2011, CZ.NIC reported that ownership of all domains, 58% were by individuals, whereas those held by organisations accounted for a minority of 42%.[6]Domains were most popular inPrague,followed byBrnoandOstrava.[6]
References[edit]
- ^"Počet.cz domén - Statistiky CZ".old-stats.nic.cz.2022-12-13.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-12-14.Retrieved2022-12-14.
- ^"Rules of Domain Name Registration Under ccTLD.cz"(PDF).Retrieved21 January2014.
- ^"10 domains with the highest number of characters".CZ.NIC.Retrieved21 January2014.
- ^abWilloughby, Ian (21 November 2012)."Millionth internet site with Czech.cz domain name registered".Radio Prague.Retrieved21 January2014.
- ^Borufka, Sarah (11 December 2009)."New EU regulation allows use of diacritics for certain web domains".Radio Prague.Retrieved21 January2014.
- ^abc"2011 Annual Report"(PDF).CZ.NIC.Retrieved21 January2014.
- ^".CZ Reaches One Million Active Domains".domainpulse.23 November 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 21 January 2014.Retrieved21 January2014.