.co
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| country: | International, Country specific |
| Manager: | Colombian Government |
| Registry Provider: | .CO Internet S.A.S |
| Date Implemented: | 1991 |
| Type: | ccTLD/gTLD |
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.co is one of the country code top-level domain names (ccTLD) in the root zone of the internet Domain Name System (DNS), which was assigned to the country of Colombia under ISO-3166-1 code. .CO Internet SAS, a business partnership between Arcelandia S.A. and Neustar is responsible in managing all the operations and services of the .co ccTLD.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
The .co ccTLD was originally delegated by IANA to the Universidad de los Andes on December 24, 1991 The University initiated the idea of opening the ccTLD to the global internet community for commercial purposes in 2001, however the plan was blocked by the Colombian Ministry of Communications with legal action. The objection was disputed by the University and informed ICANN that it intends to continue to commercialize the domain name by appointing a subcontractor that will serve as the registry operator for the domain name.[2] Mrs. Angela Montoya HolguÌn of the Ministry of Communications seek brought the issue to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), State Council Consultation Room and Civil Service and asked if the .co ccTLD has a public nature and if the Colombian government has the authority to regulate it? On December 21, 2001, Radication Number 1376 was issued stating that .co assigned to Colombia is a public interest, its administrations is a point intrinsically related to telecommunications and Colombian government through the Ministry of Communications is competent to plan, regulate and control its functions without prejudice.[3]