.tw - The Encyclopedia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

.tw
Introduced	1989
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	TWNIC
Sponsor	TWNIC
Intended use	Entities connected with the Republic of China
Actual use	Commonly used in Taiwan
Registration restrictions	Requirements vary depending on which second-level name registration is within; foreigners allowed in several categories
Structure	Registrations are at second level or at third level beneath some second-level labels
Documents	Guidelines for administration of domain name registration
Dispute policies	Taiwan Network Information Center Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
Website	TWNIC (domestic) ; www.neulevel.com.tw (foreign)

.tw is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Republic of China (ROC) (commonly known as Taiwan). The registry is maintained by TWNIC. The actual registrations are done through commercial registrars similar to other parts of the world. Neulevel has entered into a partnership with TWNIC to market .tw outside Taiwan.

Registrations are at the second level or at the third level beneath various names:

edu.tw: for educational and academic institutions
gov.tw: for Republic of China government agencies
mil.tw: for the Military of the Republic of China
com.tw: for companies or firms (Taiwanese or foreign) registered under the laws of their country
net.tw: for network or telecommunications license holders
org.tw: for non-profit organizations (Taiwanese or foreign) established according to the laws of their country
idv.tw: for individuals (must verify their identity by e-mail)
game.tw: unrestricted (but registrant must verify their identity by e-mail)
ebiz.tw: unrestricted (but registrant must verify their identity by e-mail)
club.tw: unrestricted (but registrant must verify their identity by e-mail)
.tw: unrestricted

Domain names in Chinese characters may also be registered at the second level. Furthermore, any registrant of a standard domain name who has chosen a domestic registrar may automatically get two further domain names in Chinese characters beneath the following second-level domains: 網路.tw, 組織.tw and 商業.tw. These second-level domains correspond to .net.tw, .org.tw and .com.tw but they are not recognized by ICANN.

[edit] External links

v • d • e Country code top-level domains

Active: .ac .ad .ae .af .ag .ai .al .am .an .ao .aq .ar .as .at .au .aw .ax .az .ba .bb .bd .be .bf .bg .bh .bi .bj .bm .bn .bo .br .bs .bt .bw .by .bz .ca .cc .cd .cf .cg .ch .ci .ck .cl .cm .cn .co .cr .cu .cv .cx .cy .cz .de .dj .dk .dm .do .dz .ec .ee .eg .er .es .et .eu .fi .fj .fk .fm .fo .fr .ga .gd .ge .gf .gg .gh .gi .gl .gm .gn .gp .gq .gr .gs .gt .gu .gw .gy .hk .hm .hn .hr .ht .hu .id .ie .il .im .in .io .iq .ir .is .it .je .jm .jo .jp .ke .kg .kh .ki .km .kn .kp .kr .kw .ky .kz .la .lb .lc .li .lk .lr .ls .lt .lu .lv .ly .ma .mc .md .me .mg .mh .mk .ml .mm .mn .mo .mp .mq .mr .ms .mt .mu .mv .mw .mx .my .mz .na .nc .ne .nf .ng .ni .nl .no .np .nr .nu .nz .om .pa .pe .pf .pg .ph .pk .pl .pn .pr .ps .pt .pw .py .qa .re .ro .rs .ru .rw .sa .sb .sc .sd .se .sg .sh .si .sk .sl .sm .sn .sr .st .su .sv .sy .sz .tc .td .tf .tg .th .tj .tk .tl .tm .tn .to .tr .tt .tv .tw .tz .ua .ug .uk .us .uy .uz .va .vc .ve .vg .vi .vn .vu .wf .ws .ye .za .zm .zw Reserved/unassigned: .um .bl .eh .mf Allocated/unused: .bv .gb .pm .sj .so .yt Phaseout: .tp .yu Deleted/retired: .cs .dd .zr

See also: Generic top-level domains

This is an extract from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia