.ls
.ls is the ccTLD for Lesotho. It is managed by the Lesotho Network Information Centre Proprietary (LSNIC).[1]
Delegation History
The .ls domain was delegated to the National University of Lesotho in 1993.[2] Initially, technical registry operations were handled by the University of Rhodes in South Africa.[2] Registration was limited to the third level under specific second-level domains.[2] In 2012, legislation passed which gave the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) the responsibility of managing, or designating an entity to manage, the .ls domain.[3] The LCA was the registry operator for four years, until LsNIC was formed in January of 2016.[3] Technical operations were shifted to LsNIC in 2017, and in 2018 management of the domain was transferred to LsNIC.[3]
Rules and Restrictions
Any natural person, company or organization can register a domain name under the .ls domain.[4]
Second-level Domains
The following Second-level domains are available for registration: ".co.ls", ".org.ls", ".net.ls", ".info.ls", and ".biz.ls".[5]
Only The Lesotho Government organizations are eligible to register a domain name under ".gov.ls".[4]
Characters
To be valid, a domain name:
- must use only alphanumeric characters and dashes (-);
- must not begin or end with dashes (-);
- must not have more than 63 characters;
- must not have spaces between them.[4]