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    Country-code top-level domains

    Overview

    .ht is the country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to Haiti. Introduced in 1997, it is used by Haitian entities and others worldwide. Registrations are available directly at the second level and through a set of sectoral second-level names.

    History

    • Introduced: 6 March 1997 (implemented March 6, 1997).
    • Registry / Operator:
      • Managed by Réseau de Développement Durable d'Haïti (RDDH) with assistance from the State University of Haiti (NIC Haïti).
      • Also referenced as operated by the Consortium FDS/RDDH (per registry information).
    • Registered domains: 3,371 (data as of 2022-10-31).
    • Official registration site: nic.ht

    Usage and Audience

    • Intended use: entities connected with Haiti.
    • Actual use: some adoption in Haiti; per NIC Haïti, registrations are open to applicants worldwide (no requirement for Haitian residency or legal presence).
    • Typical users: Haitian businesses, organizations, government entities, non-profits, individuals, and others choosing a Haiti-related namespace.

    Registration Rules

    • Eligibility and general rules:
      • Open to any applicant, Haitian or not; no legal-presence requirement is imposed for registration.
      • Use and management of domain names are primarily subject to Haitian law and registry regulations.
    • Reserved and prohibited names:
      • Certain terms cannot be registered without justification, including terms related to public order or good morals, terms related to the functioning of the Internet, names of international organizations and ISO-3166-1 countries/territories, and terms related to historical and cultural heritage.
      • The term "Haiti", names of Haitian territorial communities, cities, municipalities, national heritage buildings, names of professions, public and private companies, and regulated titles are reserved or restricted except as provided by the nic.ht Charter.
    • Character and length rules:
      • Permitted characters: letters A–Z (case-insensitive), digits 0–9, and the hyphen (-). No other symbols allowed.
      • Accented characters are not permitted; accented letters are mapped to their unaccented counterparts (e.g., ñ -> n, ë -> e).
      • Domain labels: maximum 63 characters per label; overall maximum length 255 characters.
      • Labels must not start or end with a hyphen.
      • Root-level names (under .ht) must contain at least one letter or one number (examples: a.ht, 2.ht). Under sectoral second-level names, names may consist of at least one character.

    Second-level (sectoral) categories

    The naming zone is subdivided into three main categories with specific second-level labels and intended uses:

    • Category I (commercial / for-profit):

      • .ht (direct registrations), .com.ht, .shop.ht, .info.ht, .firm.ht, .adult.ht, .net.ht, .pro.ht, .art.ht

    • Category II (public service / non-profit / institutions):

      • .asso.ht, .edu.ht, .rel.ht, .gouv.ht, .org.ht, .med.ht, .pol.ht, .coop.ht

    • Category III (individuals / families):

      • .perso.ht

    • Structure: registrations are available directly at the second level and under the sectoral second-level domains listed above.

    Operator

    Consortium FDS/RDDH

    Whois

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domain:       HT

organisation: Consortium FDS/RDDH
address:      17, 2e Ruelle Wilson, Pacot
address:      Port au Prince
address:      Haiti

contact:      administrative
name:         Admin Contact
organisation: Fondation Réseau de Développement Durable d'Haïti/ Faculté Des Sciences - UEH
address:      17, 2e Ruelle Wilson, Pacot
address:      Port au Prince
address:      Haiti
phone:        (509) 37357815
e-mail:       jnahum.constant@frddh.org.ht

contact:      technical
name:         Contact Technique
organisation: Faculté des Sciences de l'Université d'Etat d'Haïti/ FRDDH
address:      17, 2e Ruelle Wilson, Pacot
address:      Port au Prince
address:      Haiti
phone:        +1 (305)8316789., +(509) 37027275
e-mail:       maxlarson.henry@transversal.ht

nserver:      A.LACTLD.ORG 200.0.68.10 2801:14:a000:0:0:0:0:10
nserver:      NS-HT.NIC.FR 194.0.9.1 2001:678:c:0:0:0:0:1
nserver:      PCH.NIC.HT 2001:500:14:6038:ad:0:0:1 204.61.216.38
ds-rdata:     2176 8 2 7ca97faad5fd19728c3cedfb2f647eadc144ee21d01dafb7f821954b38bdda78

whois:        whois.nic.ht

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

created:      1997-03-06
changed:      2025-03-05
source:       IANA

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