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Physical presence in The Bahamas is not required.<ref name="main"></ref>
Physical presence in The Bahamas is not required.<ref name="main"></ref>
=== Second-level Domains ===
* Certain three letter names are reserved, such as com.bs, org.bs, edu.bs, gov.bs, and all three letter country code names listed in ISO-3166.
* All one-character domains (e.g. [a-z].bs) and two-character domains are reserved for possible future sub-domain usage.
"edu.bs" is reserved for Bahamian educational institutions and educational institutions with presence in The Bahamas and "gov.bs" is reserved for Bahamas Government ministries and agencies. The "gov.bs" name space is now managed by the Department of Information Technology at the Ministry of Finance.<ref name="rules">[http://www.register.bs/rules.html BSNIC: Rules for the .BS Domain and Sub-Domains</ref>
=== Third-level Domains ===
* All one character domains (e.g. [a-z].xxx.bs) are reserved to cater for possible future sub-domain usage.<ref name="rules"></ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 20:03, 23 August 2024

.bs is the country code top-level domain for The Bahamas. It is managed by the University of The Bahamas.[1]. The Bahamas Network Information Centre BSNIC is the .bs domain registry, and is responsible for the registration of Internet domain names under the .bs top-level domain.[2]

Rules and Restrictions[edit | edit source]

Physical presence in The Bahamas is not required.[2]

Second-level Domains[edit | edit source]

  • Certain three letter names are reserved, such as com.bs, org.bs, edu.bs, gov.bs, and all three letter country code names listed in ISO-3166.
  • All one-character domains (e.g. [a-z].bs) and two-character domains are reserved for possible future sub-domain usage.

"edu.bs" is reserved for Bahamian educational institutions and educational institutions with presence in The Bahamas and "gov.bs" is reserved for Bahamas Government ministries and agencies. The "gov.bs" name space is now managed by the Department of Information Technology at the Ministry of Finance.[3]

Third-level Domains[edit | edit source]

  • All one character domains (e.g. [a-z].xxx.bs) are reserved to cater for possible future sub-domain usage.[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. IANA: Delegation Record for .BS
  2. 2.0 2.1 BSNIC: Main Page
  3. 3.0 3.1 [http://www.register.bs/rules.html BSNIC: Rules for the .BS Domain and Sub-Domains