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===Accredited Registrars===
 
===Accredited Registrars===
 
TWNIC has authorized the following registrars to sell its extensions:
 
TWNIC has authorized the following registrars to sell its extensions:
* Asia Pacific Online Service Inc.([[APOL]])
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* TISNet Technology Inc.
* PC home Online Co. Ltd.  
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* Asia Pacific Telecom Co., Ltd.
* Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd ([[HiNet]])
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* Chunghwa Telecom Digital Branch
* Digital United Inc. ([[SeedNet]])
 
* TISNet Technology Inc.([[TISNET]])
 
 
* [[Net-Chinese]] Co., Ltd  
 
* [[Net-Chinese]] Co., Ltd  
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* PC Home Online
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* New Century InfoComm Tech Co
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* Taiwan Fixed Network
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* Neustar
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* WEBCC
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* IP Mirror
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* CCNET
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* Gandi
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* PUMO Network Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
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* Topnets Group Limited
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
* March 1994 to June 1996- TWNIC was setup as 2 year experimental program.  
 
* March 1994 to June 1996- TWNIC was setup as 2 year experimental program.  

Revision as of 06:16, 18 January 2019

TWNIC-logo.jpg
Type: Non-profit
Industry: Registrar
Founded: Taiwan, 1999
Headquarters: 4F-2, No.9, Sec. 2, Roosevelt Rd
Taipei, 100,
Taiwan, R.O.C
Country: Taiwan
Email: service [at] twnic.net.tw
Website: twnic.net.tw
Key People
Cheng-Hong Cho, Chairman of Board

Kenny Huang, Board Member and CEO

The Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC) is a non-profit organization; it was officially funded by the Directorate General Telecommunications of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, and the Computer Society of the Republic of China, on December 29, 1999.[1]

TWNIC provides the domain name registration service of .tw/.台灣, the IP address allocation service and operates the Taiwan Computer Emergency Response Team/Coordination Center (TWCERT/CC).

In 2007, ICANN and TWNIC hosted a meeting called "Toward the New Era of Internet", focusing on internationalized domain names, and Internet security key.[2] In 2010, TWNIC conducted a seminar on "Broadband Policy and Development" for the Taipei IT Month.[3]

Accredited Registrars[edit | edit source]

TWNIC has authorized the following registrars to sell its extensions:

  • TISNet Technology Inc.
  • Asia Pacific Telecom Co., Ltd.
  • Chunghwa Telecom Digital Branch
  • Net-Chinese Co., Ltd
  • PC Home Online
  • New Century InfoComm Tech Co
  • Taiwan Fixed Network
  • Neustar
  • WEBCC
  • IP Mirror
  • CCNET
  • Gandi
  • PUMO Network Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Topnets Group Limited

History[edit | edit source]

  • March 1994 to June 1996- TWNIC was setup as 2 year experimental program.
  • June 1996 to April 1998- operation of the Taiwan Network Information Center came under the Computer Society of the ROC.
  • April 1998 to December 1999- The NII decided that the Directorate-General of Telecommunication was responsible for TWNIC and it was finally registered on the 29th of December,1999. [4]

Committees and Departments[edit | edit source]

  • Domain Name Committee
  • IP Address and Protocol Committee
  • International Affairs Committee
  • Network Security Committee
  • Domain Name Service department
  • IP address and Protocol Service Department
  • International Affairs and Public Relations Department
  • Technology Support Department
  • Administration Support Department

Core Business[edit | edit source]

  • Domain Name Registration Service
    • English Domain Name Registration Service
    • Chinese Domain Name Registration Service
    • Domain Name Registry/Registrar Service
    • The Task Force for the dispute resolution policy for Domain Name
  • IP Address Allocation Service
  • Autonomous System Number Service

Results of the 2006 .tw Domain Name Use Survey[edit | edit source]

In 2006, TWNIC conducted a survey on the domain name use of .tw. The survey gives an insight into the trends in Taiwan[5] The subjects of the survey are companies, organizations and individuals using a com.tw, org.tw, net.tw, idv.tw, game.tw, ebiz.tw, club.tw, ascii.tw or IDN.tw domain.

  • 78% of those surveyed registered their domain names by themselves
  • 44.8% of those surveyed have used the service provided by registrars.
  • 66.4% of those surveyed were satisfied with the registration procedure, customer service and the registration service.
  • Email is the most popular service.

References[edit | edit source]