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'''NIC Chile''' is the Network Information Center of Chile and the official registry for the [[.cl]] [[ccTLD]]. It is sponsored by University of Chile.<ref>[http://www.nic.cl/ NIC.cl]</ref> In 2006, NIC Chile joined [[LACNIC]] and [[ISC]] to establish root servers in Chile.<ref>[http://www.isc.org/press-release/isc-nic-chile-and-lacnic-partner-improve-dns-service-chile ISC]</ref>

'''NIC Chile''' is the Network Information Center of Chile and the official registry for the .cl [[ccTLD]]. It is sponsored by University of Chile.<ref>[http://www.nic.cl/ NIC.cl]</ref>  

==History==

==History==

NIC Chile was established in 1987 under the supervision of University of Chile. For 10 years it provided its services free of charge. Today, NIC Chile is one of the most established Network Information Centers in the world. It has participated actively in [[ICANN]] conferences and and meetings since the beginning of [[ICANN]]. NIC Chile claims that use of [[.cl]] is more than [[.com]] in Chile and it has registered over 354,733 [[.cl]] domain names.<ref>[http://www.nic.cl/cartas/2000-12-26-subtel-eng.html NIC.cl]</ref>Chile has a very good telecommunication infrastructure and the highest number of domain names per capita.<ref>[http://www.intgovforum.org/BPP2.php?went=13 IntGovForum]</ref>

NIC Chile was established in 1987 under the supervision of University of Chile. For 10 years it provided its services free of charge. Today, NIC Chile is one of the most established Network Information Centers in the world. It has participated actively in [[ICANN]] conferences and and meetings since the beginning of [[ICANN]]. NIC Chile claims that use of [[.cl]] is more than [[.com]] in Chile and it has registered over 600,000 .cl domain names.<ref>[https://www.nic.cl/estadisticas/index.html NIC.cl - Estadisticas]</ref>

 

In December, 2005, accented letters were opened for domain names. The local characters that can be used in a [[.cl]] domain name are: á, é, í, ñ, ó, ú and ü.<ref>[http://www.101domains.com/tlds/cl.shtml 101Domains]</ref>  

In 2006, NIC Chile signed an Accountability Framework with [[ICANN]], the first Latin American country to do so.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/cctlds/cl/cl-icann-af-24jun06.pdf ICANN]</ref>

In 2006, NIC Chile signed an Accountability Framework with [[ICANN]], the first Latin American country to do so.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/cctlds/cl/cl-icann-af-24jun06.pdf ICANN]</ref>

==NIC Labs==

==NIC Labs==

NIC labs is a project started in 2008 by NIC Chile. It is also known as research labs of NIC Chile.<ref>[http://www-sop.inria.fr/oasis/reseco/reseco2008/niclabs-reseco08.pdf www-sop.Inria.fr]</ref> Responsibilities of NIC Labs include the implementation of IPv6 in Chile. It is also working in the field of open source systems and [[ICT]] development.<ref>[http://www.niclabs.cl/ NICLabs]</ref>

NIC Labs is a project started in 2008 by NIC Chile. It is also known as research labs of NIC Chile.<ref>[http://www-sop.inria.fr/oasis/reseco/reseco2008/niclabs-reseco08.pdf Overview of NIC Labs (PDF Slides)]</ref> Responsibilities of NIC Labs include the implementation of IPv6 in Chile. It is also working in the field of open source systems and [[ICT]] development.<ref>[http://www.niclabs.cl/ NICLabs]</ref>

==Memberships==

==Memberships==

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[[Category:Companies|NIC_Chile]]

[[Category:ccTLD Registry]]

[[Category:ccNSO Member]]