SWITCH
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| Founded: | 1987 |
| Headquarters: | Werdstrasse 2 8004 Zurich |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Website: | SWITCH.ch |
SWITCH manages the .ch ccTLD for Switzerland, as well as the .li ccTLD for Liechtenstein.[1] It is an independent organization that operates under the mandate of Switzerland's Federal Office of Communications.[2] It entered into an agreement with the Principality of Liechtenstein's Office for Communications in 2012 to manage registry operations for .li.[2]
As of January 2015, under the Ordinance on Internet Domains, which aimed to ensure that private individuals, businesses, and public bodies in Switzerland are offered a sufficient, reasonably priced, high-quality range of internet domain names that fulfills their requirements,[3] the SWITCH Foundation ceased selling .ch domain names directly and handed over its client base to its registrars. Its focus shifted from operating the .ch domain name directory to maintaining a secure and stable Swiss Internet.[1]
Division Leadership
- Tom Kleiber is the Managing Director & Head of the "Infrastructure & Identity Services" Division
- Tania Stephan is the Head of the "Community Management" Division
- Marco Dütsch is the Head of the "Community Solutions" Division
- Urs Eppenberger is the Head of "Registry & Collaboration" Division
- Martin Leuthold is the Head of the "Data, Security & Network" Division
Departments