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The '''Lesotho Network Information Centre (LsNIC)''' is the sponsor and registry operator for Lesotho's .ls [[ccTLD]].<ref>[https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/ls.html IANA Root Database - .ls]</ref> LsNIC joined the [[ccNSO]] in July 2018.<ref>[https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-31jul18-en ccNSO - .LS Joins as Newest Member of the ccNSO], July 31, 2018</ref><ref>[https://ccnso.icann.org/en/applications/archive/msg00377.html ccNSO Applications Archive - .ls]</ref>
 
The '''Lesotho Network Information Centre (LsNIC)''' is the sponsor and registry operator for Lesotho's .ls [[ccTLD]].<ref>[https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/ls.html IANA Root Database - .ls]</ref> LsNIC joined the [[ccNSO]] in July 2018.<ref>[https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-31jul18-en ccNSO - .LS Joins as Newest Member of the ccNSO], July 31, 2018</ref><ref>[https://ccnso.icann.org/en/applications/archive/msg00377.html ccNSO Applications Archive - .ls]</ref>
  
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==History==
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== History ==
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The .ls domain was delegated to the National University of Lesotho in 1993.<ref name="ccnso">[https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/member-profiles/ls.htm ccNSO Member Profile - .ls]</ref> Initially, technical registry operations were handled by the University of Rhodes in South Africa.<ref name="ccnso" /> Registration was limited to the third level under specific second-level domains.<ref name="ccnso" /> In 2012, legislation passed which gave the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) the responsibility of managing, or designating an entity to manage, the .ls domain.<ref name="transfer">[https://www.iana.org/reports/2018/ls-report-20180605.html IANA Transfer Report - .ls], June 5, 2018</ref> The LCA was the registry operator for four years, until LsNIC was formed in January of 2016.<ref name="transfer" /> Technical operations were shifted to LsNIC in 2017, and in 2018 management of the domain was transferred to LsNIC.<ref name="transfer" />
 
  
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==.ls==
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LsNIC was formed in January 2016. Before that, LCA was the registry operator for the .ls ccTLD. Technical operations were shifted to LsNIC in 2017, and in 2018 management of the domain was transferred to LsNIC.<ref name="transfer">[https://www.iana.org/reports/2018/ls-report-20180605.html IANA Transfer Report - .ls], June 5, 2018</ref>
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The .ls domain is an [[Open Use ccTLD]]. Registration is available without restriction at the top level and under the second level domains .co.ls, .org.ls, .net.ls, .net.ls, .info.ls, and .biz.ls.<ref>[http://mail-hosting.nic.ls/lsnic/community/policies/domain_name_registration_policy_v1.0.0.pdf LsNIC - Domain Registration Policy (PDF)]</ref> The second level domains .gov.ls and .ac.ls are restricted to government and higher education institutions, respectively. <ref name="ccnso" /><ref>It is unclear from LsNIC's posted policy whether .edu.ls is similarly restricted, but it seems likely.</ref>
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Latest revision as of 00:43, 27 October 2024

Lsnic logo.png
Industry: Registry
Founded: 2016
Country: Lesotho
Email: lsadmin [at] lca.org.ls
Website: NIC.ls
Facebook: LsNIC
LinkedIn: LsNIC
Twitter: TwitterIcon.png@LsNIC_OFFICIAL

The Lesotho Network Information Centre (LsNIC) is the sponsor and registry operator for Lesotho's .ls ccTLD.[1] LsNIC joined the ccNSO in July 2018.[2][3]

History[edit | edit source]

LsNIC was formed in January 2016. Before that, LCA was the registry operator for the .ls ccTLD. Technical operations were shifted to LsNIC in 2017, and in 2018 management of the domain was transferred to LsNIC.[4]


References[edit | edit source]

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