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    • .cd

    Country-code top-level domains

    Overview

    • .cd is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
    • It was created in 1997 to represent entities connected with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
    • Registrations are permitted at the second level.

    History

    • Introduced: 20 August 1997.
    • .cd was created as a replacement for the former ccTLD .zr (Zaire). .zr was phased out after the country was renamed and was deleted in 2001.
    • Registry management: until 2011 the registry was managed by nic.cd; in 2011 the ccTLD was delegated to the Société Congolaise des Postes et Télécommunications (SCPT), also referenced as the Office Congolais des Postes et Télécommunications (OCPT) in some records.
    • The registry maintains web presence via sites such as nic.cd (archived) and hosting.cd (part of SCPT services).

    Usage and Audience

    • Intended use: entities connected with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
    • Actual use: sees some use within the DRC and is occasionally used for music-related websites (the "cd" string evokes 'compact disc').
    • Registration accessibility: except for certain reserved second-level names, anyone worldwide may register a .cd domain regardless of whether they have a registered company.
    • Examples of reserved second-level labels include: .com.cd, .net.cd, .org.cd.

    Registration Rules

    • Registrations are permitted directly at the second level (example: example.cd).
    • Restrictions: the registry indicates 'None' in the restrictions field, while some names are reserved (such as common second-level labels like .com.cd, .net.cd, .org.cd).
    • Dispute policy: UDRP applies.

    Notable Cases or Examples

    • Transition from .zr to .cd: .cd replaced the former Zaire ccTLD .zr after the country's name change; .zr was deleted in 2001.
    • Occasional niche use: the TLD has been used by music sites leveraging the ".cd" association with compact discs.

    Operator

    Office Congolais des Postes et Télécommunications - OCPT

    Whois

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domain:       CD

organisation: Office Congolais des Postes et Télécommunications - OCPT
address:      95, Boulevard du 30 Juin
address:      Immeuble INSS, 1ier Etage
address:      Gombe
address:      Kinshasa 7070 Kin 1
address:      Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)

contact:      administrative
name:         David KINSAKA NDUENGA
organisation: SCPT
address:      95, Boulevard du 30 Juin
address:      Commune de la Gombe
address:      Kinshasa 7070 Kin 1
address:      Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
phone:        +243 81 063 8578
e-mail:       david.k@ocpt.cd

contact:      technical
name:         Maurice MUFUSI NTETE UBAKA
organisation: Office Congolais des Postes et Télécommunications - OCPT
address:      95, Boulevard du 30 Juin
address:      Immeuble INSS, 1ier Etage
address:      Gombe
address:      Kinshasa 7070 Kin 1
address:      Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
phone:        +243 822983889
e-mail:       maurice.mufusi@scpt.cd

nserver:      NS-ROOT-21.SCPT-NETWORK.NET 102.68.62.15
nserver:      NS-ROOT-22.SCPT-NETWORK.NET 102.68.60.15
nserver:      NS-ROOT-23.SCPT-NETWORK.NET 161.97.87.130

whois:        

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.nic.cd/

created:      1997-08-20
changed:      2021-02-10
source:       IANA

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