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    Country-code top-level domains

    Overview

    .bs is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Bahamas. It is administered by the Bahamas Network Information Centre (BSNIC) and sponsored by the University of the Bahamas. Registrations are available directly at the second level (example.bs) or at the third level beneath designated second-level labels (for example, com.bs, org.bs).

    History

    • Introduced: 3 September 1991.
    • Registry/sponsor: BSNIC / University of the Bahamas.
    • Delegation and administration are recorded with IANA.
    • The .gov.bs namespace is managed by the Department of Information Technology at the Bahamas Ministry of Finance.

    Usage and Audience

    • Intended for entities connected with the Bahamas.
    • Actual use: not very heavily used.
    • Typical users include Bahamian businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, network providers, and non-profit organizations.
    • The second-level label we.bs can be registered by anyone.

    Registration Rules

    • General restrictions: none for second-level registrations; specific restrictions apply for some third-level spaces (for example, .gov.bs and .edu.bs).
    • Physical presence in the Bahamas is not required to register a .bs domain.
    • Structure and reserved names:
      • Registrations are available at the second level or at the third level beneath SLDs.
      • Common second-level labels:
        • com.bs — commercial entities
        • net.bs — network providers
        • org.bs — non-commercial organizations
        • edu.bs — educational institutions
        • gov.bs — government ministries and agencies
        • we.bs — open for registration by anyone
      • One- and two-character names are reserved for possible future use.
      • Certain three-letter names are reserved (examples include com.bs, org.bs, edu.bs, gov.bs and all three-letter ISO 3166 country codes).
    • Dispute policy: UDRP.

    Operator

    University of The Bahamas

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
% for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org
% This query returned 1 object

domain:       BS

organisation: University of The Bahamas
address:      University Drive (Thompson Blvd.)
address:      P.O. Box N 4912
address:      Nassau New Providence
address:      Bahamas (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Administrator, BSNIC - Carla Glinton
organisation: University of The Bahamas
address:      University Drive (Thompson Blvd.)
address:      P.O. Box N 4912
address:      Nassau New Providence
address:      Bahamas (the)
phone:        +1 242 302 4549
e-mail:       bsadmin@ub.edu.bs

contact:      technical
name:         Technical Contact, BSNIC - Rudyard Burton
organisation: University of The Bahamas
address:      University Drive (Thompson Blvd.)
address:      P.O. Box N 4912
address:      Nassau New Providence
address:      Bahamas (the)
phone:        +1 242 302 4528
e-mail:       bstech@ub.edu.bs

nserver:      ANYNS.DNS.BS 2001:500:14:6068:ad:0:0:1 204.61.216.68
nserver:      ANYNS.PCH.NET 2001:500:14:6004:ad:0:0:1 204.61.216.4
nserver:      NS36.CDNS.NET 194.0.1.36 2001:678:4:0:0:0:0:24

whois:        

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.register.bs

created:      1991-09-03
changed:      2019-08-12
source:       IANA

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