.co
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| country: | International, Country specific |
| Manager: | Colombian Government |
| Registry Provider: | .CO Internet S.A.S |
| Date Implemented: | 1991 |
| Type: | ccTLD/gTLD |
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.co is one of the country code top-level domain names (ccTLD) in the root zone of the internet Domain Name System (DNS), which was assigned to the country of Colombia under ISO-3166-1 code. .CO Internet SAS, a business partnership between Arcelandia S.A. and Neustar is responsible in managing all the operations and services of the .co ccTLD.[1]
History
The .co ccTLD was originally delegated by IANA to the Universidad de los Andes on December 24, 1991 The University initiated the idea of opening the ccTLD to the global internet community for commercial purposes in 2001, however its plan was blocked by the Colombian Ministry of Communications with legal action. The objection was disputed by the University and informed ICANN that it intends to commercialize the domain name by appointing a subcontractor that will serve as registry operator.[2]