.lc

.lc

Introduced	3 September 1991
TLDtype	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	NIC.LC
Sponsor	University of Puerto Rico
Intended use	Entities connected withSaint Lucia
Actual use	International including from LLC and PLC; limited use in Saint Lucia
Registration restrictions	None, except for.gov.lc and.edu.lc
Structure	Registrations are made directly at second level, or at third level beneath several second-level names
Documents	Policies
Dispute policies	UDRP
DNSSEC	yes
Registry website	www.nic.lc

.lcis theInternetcountry codetop-level domain(ccTLD) forSaint Lucia,sponsored by theUniversity of Puerto Ricoand created on September 3, 1991.The registry is operated byAfiliasand markets towards companies structured asLCs,LLCsorPLCsdue to the possibility of adomain hack,such as CompanyName.L.LC (companyname.l.lc uses the open SLD l.lc) and supposedly better names.

Second and third level domains

Registrations take place directly at the second level or at one of the following third level domains. There are a number of registrars, but.gov.lc and.edu.lc can only be registered at the NIC.

• .co.lc
• .lc
• .org.lc (local non-profit organizations get this domain free of charge)
• .net.lc
• .l.lc (domain hack for LLCs)
• .p.lc (domain hack for PLCs)
• .gov.lc (restricted to government departments, agencies, ministries, etc.)
• .edu.lc (restricted to educational institutions)

Rules

All domains must be between 1 and 63 characters long, excluding the TLD. In addition, domains may not contain anything other than letters, numbers, and a hyphen..lc does not support internationalized domain names, and domain names may not start or end with a hyphen. Domain names considered offensive by the registry may not be registered.

External links

• IANA.lc whois information
• .lc domain registration website
• Nic LC is currently the Trustee Authority and Registry of.lc