.nc
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| Introduced | 1993 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Office des Postes et Telecommunications |
| Sponsor | Office des Postes et Telecommunications |
| Intended use | Entities connected with New Caledonia |
| Actual use | Gets some use in New Caledonia |
| Registration restrictions | Must be a registered company or organization in New Caledonia with a local contact; individuals are not eligible to register domains |
| Structure | Registrations are made directly at the second level |
| Documents | Rules |
| Dispute policies | The registry encourages compromises between disputing parties but otherwise stays out of disputes |
| Website | Domain registration |
.nc is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for New Caledonia.
The second-level domain nc.us, within the .us country code domain, is for the U.S. state of North Carolina, but has no connection with the .nc ccTLD.
Only companies registered in New Caledonia are permitted to register .nc domain names.
Many generic terms are prohibited from registration; these include "administration", "bible", "blog", "cabinets", "colonisation", "flag", "justice", "mail", "nation", "offense", "outrage", "persecution", "presses", "registries", "rebellion", "temple", "union", "vote" and hundreds more.
