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{{CompanyInfo|
| logo = Lsnic logo.png
| type =
| industry = Registry
| founded = 2016
| founders =
| ownership =
| headquarters =
| country = Lesotho
| businesses =
| products =
| employees =
| revenue =
| email = lsadmin [at] lca.org.ls
| website = [http://www.nic.ls/ NIC.ls]
| blog =
| facebook = [https://www.facebook.com/112257366084810 LsNIC]
| linkedin = [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lsnic-registry-8b3167142 LsNIC]
| twitter = LsNIC_OFFICIAL
| keypeople =
}}
The '''Lesotho Network Information Centre (LsNIC)''' is the sponsor and registry operator for Lesotho's .ls [[ccTLD]].<ref>[https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/ls.html IANA Root Database - .ls]</ref> LsNIC joined the [[ccNSO]] in July 2018.<ref>[https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-31jul18-en ccNSO - .LS Joins as Newest Member of the ccNSO], July 31, 2018</ref><ref>[https://ccnso.icann.org/en/applications/archive/msg00377.html ccNSO Applications Archive - .ls]</ref>
==History==
The .ls domain was delegated to the National University of Lesotho in 1993.<ref name="ccnso">[https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/member-profiles/ls.htm ccNSO Member Profile - .ls]</ref> Initially, technical registry operations were handled by the University of Rhodes in South Africa.<ref name="ccnso" /> Registration was limited to the third level under specific second-level domains.<ref name="ccnso" /> In 2012, legislation passed which gave the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) the responsibility of managing, or designating an entity to manage, the .ls domain.<ref name="transfer">[https://www.iana.org/reports/2018/ls-report-20180605.html IANA Transfer Report - .ls], June 5, 2018</ref> The LCA was the registry operator for four years, until LsNIC was formed in January of 2016.<ref name="transfer" /> Technical operations were shifted to LsNIC in 2017, and in 2018 management of the domain was transferred to LsNIC.<ref name="transfer" />
==.ls==
The .ls domain is an [[Open Use ccTLD]]. Registration is available without restriction at the top level and under the second level domains .co.ls, .org.ls, .net.ls, .net.ls, .info.ls, and .biz.ls.<ref>[http://mail-hosting.nic.ls/lsnic/community/policies/domain_name_registration_policy_v1.0.0.pdf LsNIC - Domain Registration Policy (PDF)]</ref> The second level domains .gov.ls and .ac.ls are restricted to government and higher education institutions, respectively. <ref name="ccnso" /><ref>It is unclear from LsNIC's posted policy whether .edu.ls is similarly restricted, but it seems likely.</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:ccTLD Registry]]
[[Category:ccNSO Member]]
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| logo = Lsnic logo.png
| type =
| industry = Registry
| founded = 2016
| founders =
| ownership =
| headquarters =
| country = Lesotho
| businesses =
| products =
| employees =
| revenue =
| email = lsadmin [at] lca.org.ls
| website = [http://www.nic.ls/ NIC.ls]
| blog =
| facebook = [https://www.facebook.com/112257366084810 LsNIC]
| linkedin = [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lsnic-registry-8b3167142 LsNIC]
| twitter = LsNIC_OFFICIAL
| keypeople =
}}
The '''Lesotho Network Information Centre (LsNIC)''' is the sponsor and registry operator for Lesotho's .ls [[ccTLD]].<ref>[https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/ls.html IANA Root Database - .ls]</ref> LsNIC joined the [[ccNSO]] in July 2018.<ref>[https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-31jul18-en ccNSO - .LS Joins as Newest Member of the ccNSO], July 31, 2018</ref><ref>[https://ccnso.icann.org/en/applications/archive/msg00377.html ccNSO Applications Archive - .ls]</ref>
==History==
The .ls domain was delegated to the National University of Lesotho in 1993.<ref name="ccnso">[https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/member-profiles/ls.htm ccNSO Member Profile - .ls]</ref> Initially, technical registry operations were handled by the University of Rhodes in South Africa.<ref name="ccnso" /> Registration was limited to the third level under specific second-level domains.<ref name="ccnso" /> In 2012, legislation passed which gave the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) the responsibility of managing, or designating an entity to manage, the .ls domain.<ref name="transfer">[https://www.iana.org/reports/2018/ls-report-20180605.html IANA Transfer Report - .ls], June 5, 2018</ref> The LCA was the registry operator for four years, until LsNIC was formed in January of 2016.<ref name="transfer" /> Technical operations were shifted to LsNIC in 2017, and in 2018 management of the domain was transferred to LsNIC.<ref name="transfer" />
==.ls==
The .ls domain is an [[Open Use ccTLD]]. Registration is available without restriction at the top level and under the second level domains .co.ls, .org.ls, .net.ls, .net.ls, .info.ls, and .biz.ls.<ref>[http://mail-hosting.nic.ls/lsnic/community/policies/domain_name_registration_policy_v1.0.0.pdf LsNIC - Domain Registration Policy (PDF)]</ref> The second level domains .gov.ls and .ac.ls are restricted to government and higher education institutions, respectively. <ref name="ccnso" /><ref>It is unclear from LsNIC's posted policy whether .edu.ls is similarly restricted, but it seems likely.</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:ccTLD Registry]]
[[Category:ccNSO Member]]
__NOTOC__