.cc
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| Status: | Active |
| country: | Cocos Island |
| Registry Provider: | VeriSign |
| Date Implemented: | 1997 |
| Type: | Open ccTLD |
The ccTLD .cc is the country code for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.[1]. It is an Open Use ccTLD.[2] Made up of 27 coral atolls, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands are a non-self-governing overseas territory of Australia, with a population of less than 600 by the most recent count.[3]
Registry Operations
The manager for the ccTLD is eNIC Cocos (Keeling) Islands Pty. Ltd., a wholly owned Australian subsidiary of Verisign doing business as Island Internet Services. eNIC's authority to operate the .cc TLD was granted by the Australian government.[4] ICANN and eNIC subsequently formalized their relationship through an exchange of letters under ICANN's Accountability Framework[5]
Technical registry operations are provided by Verisign.[6]
Usage and Statistics
The .cc TLD has over one million registrations, placing it in the top 50 ccTLDs as measured by active registrations.[7] Verisign markets .cc as an alternative to generic TLDs.[8]
The TLD is a frequent source of WIPO disputes, and is in the top ten of WIPO proceedings by ccTLD.[9] The disputed domain names are typically contested on the basis of trademark infringement.
Reference
- ↑ ICANN.org - ccNSO Membership Information
- ↑ Verisign.com - Evolution of .cc
- ↑ CIA World Factbook - Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- ↑ Letter from eNIC to ICANN (PDF)
- ↑ ICANN.org - ICANN Formalizes Relationship with ccTLD Manager for Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Oct. 31, 2002
- ↑ IANA.org Delegation Record - .cc
- ↑ - Domain Name Stats - ccTLD Statistics See, however, Domain Tools TLD count rankings, which shows far fewer active domains (approx 750,000)
- ↑ Verisign.com - Ways to use .cc
- ↑ WIPO - Domain Name Disputes by ccTLD