.swiss
Appearance
Introduced | 2015 |
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TLD type | Generic top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | dot.swiss |
Sponsor | Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) |
Intended use | Swiss institutions and businesses |
Registration restrictions | Requires a "registered place of business and a physical administrative base in Switzerland"[1] |
Structure | Registrations at second level (ie. domain.swiss) |
Documents | https://www.icann.org/resources/agreement/swiss-2014-10-16-en |
DNSSEC | TBA |
Registry website | https://dot.swiss/en/ |
.swiss is a top-level domain (TLD) for Switzerland. It was approved by ICANN as a TLD on 16 Oct 2014. This is meant to supplement the traditional .ch TLD.
The Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) began registering .swiss domains as of 7 September 2015. Open registration to other legal entities begins from 11 January 2016.[2]
Accredited registrars
As of December 6, 2016.[3]
- 101domain, Inc.
- 1API GmbH
- Ascio Technologies Inc. Danmark – filial of Ascio Technologies Inc. USA
- BB Online
- Crazy Domains FZ-LLC
- COREhub S.R.L.
- CPS-Datensysteme GmbH
- CSC Corporate Domain, Inc.
- EuroDNS S.A.
- GANDI SAS
- Hosteur Sàrl
- Hosting Concepts dba Openprovider
- Infomaniak
- Hostpoint AG
- iNIC GmbH
- InterNetworX Ltd. & Co. KG
- Instra Corporation Pty Ltd
- Key-Systems LLC
- Lexsynergy
- Marcaria (company)
- MarkMonitor Inc.
- NAMESHIELD S.A.S.
- Name Web BVBA
- NETIM
- NetZone AG
- Nom-IQ Ltd. dba Com Laude
- OVH SAS
- PSI-USA, Inc./InterNetX GmbH
- RegistryGate
- SafeBrands
- Safenames Limited
- Secura GmbH
- Switchplus AG
- Vautron Rechenzentrum AG
See also
References
- ^ "Facts". dot.swiss. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "Launch of the new .swiss internet domain". dot.swiss. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "Accredited Registrars". Dot.swiss.