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.bb

ccTLD
Type ccTLD
Status Active
Region LAC
Country
  • Barbados
Implemented September 3, 1991
Registry Ministry of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology
Websites http://www.whois.telecoms.gov.bb/

.bb is the ccTLD for Barbados. It is managed by the Telecommunications Unit of the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology under the Government of Barbados.[1]

Delegation History[edit | edit source]

.bb was delegated on September 1991 to the University of Puerto Rico. In 1996, Cable & Wireless (C&W) assumed the management of the domain name. A 2001 Memorandum of Understanding was then later signed between the Government of Barbados and both Cable & Wireless (Bartel) Ltd. and its sister company Cable & Wireless (BET) Ltd., to continue the administration of the ".bb" domains until the government selected alternate directives.[2] In November 2007, .bb was again relegated to the Telecoms Unit within the Government of Barbados.[3]

Rules and Restrictions[edit | edit source]

  • Applicants must have a local presence to register a ".bb" domain.
  • All persons desirous of obtaining a ".bb" Domain Name must complete the Domain Name Registration Application Form TU052 and submit a fee payment.

Characters[edit | edit source]

No one-character domains are allowed. Special permission may be granted by the Chief Telecommunications Officer for two-character domain names.[4]

References[edit | edit source]

... more about ".bb"
Date implementedStores the date that an object was implemented, normalized to the "Month DD, YYYY" format.
September 3, 1991 +
Has ICANN regionAssociates an object with an ICANN-determined Geographic Region.
Has TLD statusAssociates a Top-Level Domain with its IANA-derived status. Allowed values are: Submitted, Delegated, Active, Retired, or Removed.
Has TLD typeAssociates a Top-Level Domain with its primary type (gTLD or ccTLD).
Has countryAssociates a page with a country. Territory names are extracted from ISO 3166, "Country Codes".
Has entity typeSpecifies the primary classification or fundamental type of the page's subject (e.g., Event, Organization, Person).
TLD +
Has registry operatorAssociates an object with a registry operator.