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.ls

ccTLD
Type ccTLD
Status Active
Region AF
Country
  • Lesotho
Implemented January 13, 1993
Registry Lesotho Network Information Centre Proprietary (LSNIC)
Websites

.ls is the ccTLD for Lesotho. It is managed by the Lesotho Network Information Centre Proprietary (LSNIC).[1]

Delegation History[edit | edit source]

The .ls domain was delegated to the National University of Lesotho in 1993.[2] Initially, technical registry operations were handled by the University of Rhodes in South Africa.[2] Registration was limited to the third level under specific second-level domains.[2] In 2012, legislation passed which gave the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) the responsibility of managing, or designating an entity to manage, the .ls domain.[3] The LCA was the registry operator for four years, until LsNIC was formed in January 2016.[3] Technical operations were shifted to LsNIC in 2017, and in 2018 management of the domain was transferred to LsNIC.[3]

Rules and Restrictions[edit | edit source]

Any natural person, company or organization can register a domain name under the .ls domain.[4]

Second-level Domains[edit | edit source]

The following Second-level domains are available for registration: ".co.ls", ".org.ls", ".net.ls", ".info.ls", and ".biz.ls".[5]

Only The Lesotho Government organizations are eligible to register a domain name under ".gov.ls".[4]

Characters[edit | edit source]

To be valid, a domain name:

  • must use only alphanumeric characters and dashes (-);
  • must not begin or end with dashes (-);
  • must not have more than 63 characters;
  • must not have spaces between them.[4]

References[edit | edit source]

Country code top-level domain. Determined by "ISO 3166-1: Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 1: Country codes".

Africa, according to the ICANN Geographic Regions (ICANN Geographic Regions).

Retrieved from "https://icannwiki.org/index.php?title=.ls&oldid=1396077"
Semantic properties for ".ls"
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Date implementedStores the date that an object was implemented, normalized to the "Month DD, YYYY" format.
January 13, 1993 +
Has ICANN regionAssociates an object with an ICANN-determined Geographic Region.
AF +
Has TLD statusAssociates a Top-Level Domain with its IANA-derived status. Allowed values are: Proposed, Submitted, Delegated, Active, Retired, or Removed.
Active +
Has TLD typeAssociates a Top-Level Domain with its primary type (gTLD or ccTLD).
CcTLD +
Has countryAssociates a page with a country. Territory names are extracted from ISO 3166, "Country Codes".
Lesotho +
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.
Lesotho Network Information Centre Proprietary (LSNIC) +