.tt

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.tt
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IntroducedSeptember 3, 1991;32 years ago (1991-09-03)
TLD type Country code top-level domain
StatusActive
Registry Trinidad and Tobago Network Information Centre (TTNIC)
Sponsor University of the West Indies (Faculty of Engineering)
Intended useEntities connected with Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Actual useUsed largely in Trinidad and Tobago, with a scattering of other use including free third-level subdomains offered by outside vendor
Registration restrictionsNone (except under .gov.tt, .mil.tt and .edu.tt)
StructureRegistrations permitted directly at second level or at third level beneath various labels
Documents Terms and conditions
Dispute policies UDRP
Registry website TTNIC

.tt is the internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet for Trinidad and Tobago.

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The Trinidad and Tobago Network Information Centre (TTNIC) allows registrations under tt for second-level domains, and for third-level domains under the following domains: co.tt, com.tt, org.tt, net.tt, biz.tt, info.tt, pro.tt, int.tt, coop.tt, jobs.tt, mobi.tt, travel.tt, museum.tt, aero.tt, tel.tt and name.tt. [1] Registration under the above domains is unrestricted and the registry does not require applicants to have a physical presence in Trinidad and Tobago. However, registrants with a foreign address are charged double. [2]

In addition, there is mil.tt, restricted to entities in the Military of Trinidad and Tobago, edu.tt is a registry for educational institutions in Trinidad and Tobago, [3] and gov.tt reserved for agencies of the government.

Domain hacks using .tt include db.tt, ift.tt and mi.tt, URL shorteners used for Dropbox, IFTTT and the 2012 U.S. presidential campaign of Mitt Romney, [4] respectively.

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References

  1. "Trinidad and Tobago Network Information Centre". Archived from the original on 24 September 2005. Retrieved 27 September 2005.
  2. "TTNIC Registration fees" . Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  3. "edu.tt". Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
  4. "Romney to quit Libyan domain". Ben Smith on Politics and Media. Politico. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2012.