.cc
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| Status: | Active |
| country: | Cocos Island |
| Registry Provider: | VeriSign |
| Date Implemented: | 1997 |
| Type: | Open ccTLD |
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.cc is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.[1]. It is managed by eNIC Cocos (Keeling) Islands Pty. Ltd.[2]
Registry Operations
eNIC Cocos (Keeling) Islands Pty. Ltd. is wholly owned Australian subsidiary of Verisign doing business as Island Internet Services. eNIC's authority to operate the .cc ccTLD was granted by the Australian government.[3] ICANN and eNIC subsequently formalized their relationship through an exchange of letters under ICANN's Accountability Framework[4]
Technical registry operations are provided by Verisign.[5]
Rules and Restrictions
It is an open ccTLD, meaning anyone can register a .cc domain name.
Usage and Statistics
The .cc TLD has over one million registrations, placing it in the top 50 ccTLDs as measured by active registrations.[6] Verisign markets .cc as an alternative to generic TLDs.[7]
The TLD is a frequent source of WIPO disputes, and is in the top ten of WIPO proceedings by ccTLD.[8] The disputed domain names are typically contested on the basis of trademark infringement.
In 2016, the Anti-Phishing Working Group found that alongside .tk (Tokelau) and .com, .cc and .pw (Palau) together represented 75% of all malicious domain registrations.[9]
Reference
- ↑ ICANN.org - ccNSO Membership Information
- ↑ IANA: Delegation Record for .CC
- ↑ Letter from eNIC to ICANN (PDF)
- ↑ ICANN.org - ICANN Formalizes Relationship with ccTLD Manager for Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Oct. 31, 2002
- ↑ IANA.org Delegation Record - .cc
- ↑ - Domain Name Stats - ccTLD Statistics See, however, Domain Tools TLD count rankings, which shows far fewer active domains (approx 750,000)
- ↑ Verisign.com - Ways to use .cc
- ↑ WIPO - Domain Name Disputes by ccTLD
- ↑ MIT Technology Review: How a tiny Pacific Island became the global capital of cybercrime