NIC Chile
NIC Chile is the Network Information Center of Chile and the official registry for .cl ccTLD. It is sponsored by University of Chile.[1] In 2006, NIC Chile joined LACNIC and ISC to establish root servers in Chile.[2]
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| Type: | Registry |
| Founded: | 1987 |
| Headquarters: | Miraflores 222, Piso 14 Santiago Centro |
| Country: | Chile |
| Email: | info[at]nic.cl |
| Website: | NIC.cl |
| Twitter: |  @NICChile
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| Key People | |
| José Miguel Piquer, Technical Director Tomás Barros, Acing Director Research Labs | |
History
NIC Chile was established in 1987 under the supervision of University of Chile. For 10 years it provided its services free of charge. Today NIC Chile is one of the most established Network Information Centers in the world. It has participated actively in ICANN conferences and and meetings since the beginning of ICANN. NIC Chile claims that use of .cl is more than .com in Chile and it has registered over 354,733 .cl domain names.[3]
In December 2005, accented letters were opened for domain names. The local characters that can be used in a .cl domain name are: á, é, í, ñ, ó, ú and ü.[4] Besides Chile has a very good telecommunication infrastructure and the highest number of domain names per capita.[5]
In 2006 NIC Chile signed an Accountability Framework with IAS ICANN making Chile first Latin American country to sign an AF with ICANN.[6]
NIC Labs
NIC labs is a project started in 2008 by NIC Chile. It is also known as research labs of NIC Chile.[7] Responsibilities of NIC Labs include the implementation of IPv6 in Chile. It is also working in the field of open source systems and ICT development.[8]
Memberships
NIC Chile is a member of LACTLD, ccNSO, ISOC and DNS-OARC.[9]