.lb
Appearance
Introduced | 25 August 1993 |
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TLDtype | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | Internet Society Lebanon |
Sponsor | Internet Society Lebanon |
Intended use | Entities connected withLebanon |
Actual use | Reasonably popular in Lebanon |
Registered domains | 4166 (2017)[1] |
Registration restrictions | Registrant must have a Lebanese address; specific restrictions enforced for each second-level subdomain |
Structure | Registrations are at third level beneath second-level categories |
Documents | Registration Policy |
Registry website | Lebanese Domain Registry |
.lbis theInternetcountry codetop-level domain(ccTLD) forLebanon.
History
[edit]The Lebanese Domain Registry (LBDR) was established in 1993. It offered domains free of charge directly to registrants, without the use of a registrar model. Since February 1, 2021, they introduced a registrar model and registrants can't directly register their domains at the registry anymore. At the same time the registry also introduced a yearly fee for domains and removed the trademark requirement for registrants.[2]On July 13, 2023, ICANN took over the registry management of.lb in a caretaker role due to the death of the registry manager.[3]On January 21, 2024, ICANN approved the transfer of.lb to the new registry Internet Society Lebanon.[4]
Second-level domains
[edit]- com.lb– commercial
- edu.lb– educational
- gov.lb– government
- net.lb– network infrastructure
- org.lb– organizations
References
[edit]- ^"LB Domain Status - Latest".docs.google.isoc.org.lb.Retrieved9 May2018.
- ^"Policy updates".LBDR LLC.Retrieved2024-01-28.
- ^"Establishment of a caretaker designation for top-level domains in the root zone database"(PDF).
- ^"Approved Resolutions | Regular Meeting of the ICANN Board | 21 January 2024".icann.org.Retrieved2024-01-28.