'''FCCN (Foundation for National Scientific Computing)''' is Portuguese non-profit and public benefit organization dedicated to developing the national Internet. It is responsible for the design and management of [[RCTS]], a high performance network for institutions with larger communication requirements and a platform for advance communication applications and services development and experimentation. FCCN also serves as the registry operator of the [[.pt]] [[ccTLD]].<ref>[http://www.fccn.pt/en/fccn/what-is-fccn/ www.fccn.pt]</ref> [[Pedro Veiga]] is the Chairman of the company, which is based in Lisbon, Portugal.
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'''FCCN''' ('''Foundation for National Scientific Computing''') is Portuguese non-profit and public benefit organization dedicated to developing the national Internet. It is responsible for the design and management of [[RCTS]], a high performance network for institutions with larger communication requirements and a platform for advance communication applications and services development and experimentation. FCCN also serves as the registry operator of the [[.pt]] [[ccTLD]].<ref>[http://www.fccn.pt/en/fccn/what-is-fccn/ www.fccn.pt]</ref> [[Pedro Veiga]] is the Chairman of the company, which is based in Lisbon, Portugal.
==Background==
==Background==
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* Knowledge and Archive
* Knowledge and Archive
* Security
* Security
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* Internet Domains .pt
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* Internet Domains ending in .pt
==FCCN and ICANN==
==FCCN and ICANN==
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FCCN is an active participant of the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers] activities and meetings. Since 2009, the organization has been a member of the country code Names Supporting Organization ([[ccNSO]])<ref>[http://ccnso.icann.org/about/member-profiles/pt.htm ccnso.icann.org]</ref> and Latin American and Caribbean ccTLD Organization ([[LACTLD]]). FCCN is also a member of the Council for European Top Level Domain Registries ([[CENTR]]).<ref>[https://www.centr.org/main/index.html www.centr.org]</ref>
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FCCN is an active participant of [[ICANN]]'s activities and meetings. The organization has been a member of the [[ccNSO|Country Code Names Supporting Organization]] (ccNSO)<ref>[http://ccnso.icann.org/about/member-profiles/pt.htm ccnso.icann.org]</ref> and Latin American and Caribbean ccTLD Organization, [[LACTLD]], since 2009. FCCN is also a member of the [[CENTR|Council for European Top Level Domain Registries]] (CENTR).<ref>[https://www.centr.org/main/index.html www.centr.org]</ref>