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The '''Lao National Internet Center (LANIC)''' is the sponsoring organization for the .la [[ccTLD]], representing the Lao People's Democratic Republic (commonly known as Laos).<ref>[https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/la.html IANA Root Database - .la]</ref> It also manages the [[IDN|internationalized]] domain for Laos, .ລາວ.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2020/xn--q7ce6a-report-20200110.html IANA Delegation Report - .ລາວ], January 10, 2020.</ref> The organization provides administrative and technical registry functions.  

The '''Lao National Internet Center (LANIC)''' is the sponsoring organization for the [[.la]] [[ccTLD]], representing the Lao People's Democratic Republic (commonly known as Laos).<ref>[https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/la.html IANA Root Database - .la]</ref> It also manages the [[IDN|internationalized]] domain for Laos, .ລາວ.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2020/xn--q7ce6a-report-20200110.html IANA Delegation Report - .ລາວ], January 10, 2020.</ref> The organization provides administrative and technical registry functions.  

==History==

==History==

In 1996, management of the .la domain was initially delegated with a specific employee within the Lao government as the administrative contact.<ref name="redel">[https://www.iana.org/reports/2002/la-report-11dec02.html IANA Redelegation Report - .la], December 11, 2002</ref> After forming LANIC in 2002, the government of Laos requested and was granted redelegation of the .la ccTLD.<ref name="redel"> As part of that effort, LANIC entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with ICANN.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/minutes-2002-09-17-en#MOUforlaccTLD ICANN Board Minutes - Special Meeting of the Board], September 17, 2002</ref> LANIC joined the [[ccNSO]] in 2019.<ref>[https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03apr19-en.htm ccNSO - .la joins the ccNSO], April 3, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://ccnso.icann.org/en/applications/archive/msg00381.html ccNSO Applications Archive - .la], March 23, 2019</ref><ref>There is a [https://ccnso.icann.org/en/applications/archive/msg00060.html much older application] for ccNSO membership, from just after the formation of the ccNSO in 2003, that does not appear to have been accepted at the time.</ref>

In 1996, management of the .la domain was initially delegated with a specific employee within the Lao government as the administrative contact.<ref name="redel">[https://www.iana.org/reports/2002/la-report-11dec02.html IANA Redelegation Report - .la], December 11, 2002</ref> After forming LANIC in 2002, the government of Laos requested and was granted redelegation of the .la ccTLD.<ref name="redel" /> As part of that effort, LANIC entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with ICANN.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/minutes-2002-09-17-en#MOUforlaccTLD ICANN Board Minutes - Special Meeting of the Board], September 17, 2002</ref> LANIC joined the [[ccNSO]] in 2019.<ref>[https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03apr19-en.htm ccNSO - .la joins the ccNSO], April 3, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://ccnso.icann.org/en/applications/archive/msg00381.html ccNSO Applications Archive - .la], March 23, 2019</ref><ref>There is a [https://ccnso.icann.org/en/applications/archive/msg00060.html much older application] for ccNSO membership, from just after the formation of the ccNSO in 2003, that does not appear to have been accepted at the time.</ref>

==.la and .ລາວ==

==.la and .ລາວ==