.vu
.vu is the ccTLD for Vanuatu. It is managed by the Telecommunications Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulator (TRBR).[1] GoDaddy is the selected registry for .vu..[2]
Delegation History[edit | edit source]
The .vu top-level domain was initially delegated to Telecom Vanuatu Limited (TVL) in the mid 1990's. In 2009, it was established the Telecommunications and Radiocommunications Regulator (TRR), which was renamed Telecommunications and Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulator (TRBR) in 2018.
On 13 December 2016, the Government passed regulations pertaining to the .vu domain name under "The Vanuatu Domain Name Management and Administration Regulation Order No 206 of 2016". Part 3 of this order outlines the functions of the regulator, which includes requesting a transfer of the .vu ccTLD.
On 21 December 2018, TRBR commenced a request for the transfer of the .vu TLD, which was granted.[3]
Rules and Restrictions[edit | edit source]
Any natural person or organization can register a .vu domain name.[2]
Characters[edit | edit source]
All domain names must conform to certain requirements. Each label in the domain name must:
- have a minimum of 1 character, and a maximum of 63 characters;
- only contain letters (a-z, A-Z), digits (0-9) and hyphens (-), or a combination of these;
- begin with a letter or a digit and end with a letter or a digit;
- neither begin with, nor end with a hyphen (-);
- not contain hyphens (-) in the third and fourth positions (e.g. www.ab – – cd.vu); and
- not include a space (e.g. www.ab cd.vu).[2]