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==History==
==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 150,000 [[.cl]] domain names.<ref>[http://www.nic.cl/cartas/2000-12-26-subtel-eng.html NIC.cl]</ref>
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.<ref>[http://www.nic.cl/cartas/2000-12-26-subtel-eng.html NIC.cl]</ref>
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.<ref>[http://www.101domains.com/tlds/cl.shtml 101Domains]</ref> Besides Chile has a very good telecommunication infrastructure and the highest number of domain names per capita.<ref>[http://www.intgovforum.org/BPP2.php?went=13 IntGovForum]</ref>
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.<ref>[http://www.101domains.com/tlds/cl.shtml 101Domains]</ref> Besides Chile has a very good telecommunication infrastructure and the highest number of domain names per capita.<ref>[http://www.intgovforum.org/BPP2.php?went=13 IntGovForum]</ref>
==NIC Labs==
==NIC Labs==
NIC labs is a projest of NIC Chile whose responsibilities include the implementation of IPv6 in Chile. It is the research and development wing of Chile working in the field of [[ICT]] development.<ref>[http://www.niclabs.cl/ NICLabs]</ref>
NIC labs is a project started in 2008 by NIC Chile. It is also known as research labs of NIC Chile.<ref>[http://www-sop.inria.fr/oasis/reseco/reseco2008/niclabs-reseco08.pdf www-sop.Inria.fr]</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.niclabs.cl/ NICLabs]</ref>
==Memberships==
==Memberships==
NIC Chile is a member of [[LACTLD]], [[ccNSO]], [[ISOC]] and [[DNS-OARC]].<ref>[http://www.nic.cl/ NIC.cl]</ref>
NIC Chile is a member of [[LACTLD]], [[ccNSO]], [[ISOC]] and [[DNS-OARC]].<ref>[http://www.nic.cl/ NIC.cl]</ref>
==References==
==References==