Difference between revisions of "TWNIC"
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===Accredited Registrars=== | ===Accredited Registrars=== | ||
TWNIC has authorized the following registrars to sell its extensions: | TWNIC has authorized the following registrars to sell its extensions: | ||
| − | * | + | * TISNet Technology Inc. |
| − | * | + | * Asia Pacific Telecom Co., Ltd. |
| − | * Chunghwa Telecom | + | * Chunghwa Telecom Digital Branch |
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* [[Net-Chinese]] Co., Ltd | * [[Net-Chinese]] Co., Ltd | ||
| + | * PC Home Online | ||
| + | * New Century InfoComm Tech Co | ||
| + | * Taiwan Fixed Network | ||
| + | * Neustar | ||
| + | * WEBCC | ||
| + | * IP Mirror | ||
| + | * CCNET | ||
| + | * Gandi | ||
| + | * PUMO Network Digital Technology Co., Ltd. | ||
| + | * Topnets Group Limited | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
* March 1994 to June 1996- TWNIC was setup as 2 year experimental program. | * March 1994 to June 1996- TWNIC was setup as 2 year experimental program. | ||
Revision as of 06:16, 18 January 2019
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| Type: | Non-profit |
| Industry: | Registrar |
| Founded: | Taiwan, 1999 |
| Headquarters: | 4F-2, No.9, Sec. 2, Roosevelt Rd Taipei, 100, Taiwan, R.O.C |
| Country: | Taiwan |
| Email: | service [at] twnic.net.tw |
| Website: | twnic.net.tw |
| Key People | |
| Cheng-Hong Cho, Chairman of Board Kenny Huang, Board Member and CEO | |
The Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC) is a non-profit organization; it was officially funded by the Directorate General Telecommunications of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, and the Computer Society of the Republic of China, on December 29, 1999.[1]
TWNIC provides the domain name registration service of .tw/.台灣, the IP address allocation service and operates the Taiwan Computer Emergency Response Team/Coordination Center (TWCERT/CC).
In 2007, ICANN and TWNIC hosted a meeting called "Toward the New Era of Internet", focusing on internationalized domain names, and Internet security key.[2] In 2010, TWNIC conducted a seminar on "Broadband Policy and Development" for the Taipei IT Month.[3]
Accredited Registrars
TWNIC has authorized the following registrars to sell its extensions:
- TISNet Technology Inc.
- Asia Pacific Telecom Co., Ltd.
- Chunghwa Telecom Digital Branch
- Net-Chinese Co., Ltd
- PC Home Online
- New Century InfoComm Tech Co
- Taiwan Fixed Network
- Neustar
- WEBCC
- IP Mirror
- CCNET
- Gandi
- PUMO Network Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
- Topnets Group Limited
History
- March 1994 to June 1996- TWNIC was setup as 2 year experimental program.
- June 1996 to April 1998- operation of the Taiwan Network Information Center came under the Computer Society of the ROC.
- April 1998 to December 1999- The NII decided that the Directorate-General of Telecommunication was responsible for TWNIC and it was finally registered on the 29th of December,1999. [4]
Committees and Departments
- Domain Name Committee
- IP Address and Protocol Committee
- International Affairs Committee
- Network Security Committee
- Domain Name Service department
- IP address and Protocol Service Department
- International Affairs and Public Relations Department
- Technology Support Department
- Administration Support Department
Core Business
- Domain Name Registration Service
- English Domain Name Registration Service
- Chinese Domain Name Registration Service
- Domain Name Registry/Registrar Service
- The Task Force for the dispute resolution policy for Domain Name
- IP Address Allocation Service
- Autonomous System Number Service
Results of the 2006 .tw Domain Name Use Survey
In 2006, TWNIC conducted a survey on the domain name use of .tw. The survey gives an insight into the trends in Taiwan[5] The subjects of the survey are companies, organizations and individuals using a com.tw, org.tw, net.tw, idv.tw, game.tw, ebiz.tw, club.tw, ascii.tw or IDN.tw domain.
- 78% of those surveyed registered their domain names by themselves
- 44.8% of those surveyed have used the service provided by registrars.
- 66.4% of those surveyed were satisfied with the registration procedure, customer service and the registration service.
- Email is the most popular service.
