.cd
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Introduced | 20 August 1997 |
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TLDtype | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | Société Congolaise des Postes et Télécommunications |
Sponsor | Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Intended use | Entities connected with theDemocratic Republic of the Congo |
Actual use | Not that popular, but used for a miscellany of sites, some related to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and some about musicCDs |
Registration restrictions | None |
Structure | Registrations permitted at second level |
Dispute policies | UDRP |
Registry website | hosting.cd |
.cdis theInternetcountry codetop-level domain(ccTLD) for theDemocratic Republic of the Congo.It was created in 1997 as a replacement for the.zr(Zaire) ccTLD, which was phased out and eventually deleted in 2001.
Except for reserved names like.cd,.net.cd,.org.cd, and others, any person in the world can register a.cd domain for a fee. The ccTLD is popular (and thus economically valuable) owing to it being an abbreviation forcompact disc(other similar ccTLDs are.fm,.am,.tv,.dj,.mu,and.me). Such unconventional uses ofTLDsin domain names are known asdomain hacks.
Until 2011, the registry was managed by nic.cd. It was then delegated to the Société Congolaise des Postes et Télécommunications (SCPT).[1]
.zr[edit]
.zris the formerInternetcountry codetop-level domain(ccTLD) forZaire.When Zaire was renamed theDemocratic Republic of the Congoin 1997,.zr was phased out and.cd took its place. In 2001,.zr was deleted.[2]
References[edit]
- ^".cd Domain Delegation Data".iana.org.Retrieved2023-12-18.
- ^"Report on zr domain deletion".iana.org.IANA.June 20, 2001.RetrievedJanuary 17,2021.
External links[edit]
- IANA whois information for.cd
- Official home page of Congo Internet Management (archived)
- SCPT
- IANA redelegation report on.cd ccTLD (2011)
- IANA report on deletion